Tirana Year Zero
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Tirana Year Zero (Tirana, année zéro), is a 2002 Albanian film that tells the story of a young couple in post-communist Albania, at a time when many Albanians left the country in search for a better life abroad. The protagonist of the movie is Nik, who lives in the capital of Albania, Tirana, along with his mother and father. He is in love with a beautiful girl named Klara, who wants to move to Paris to be a model. Nik makes his living with an old truck that belonged to his father, who is now sick, and seemingly dying. Amidst the criticisms of his mother, the confusion and desperation covering the country, and the desire of his girlfriend to leave, Nik is still unsure whether he wants to leave. The film explores the way Nik handles the events of his life.
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Cast
22 people
Nevin Meçaj
Niku
No other roles listed
Ermela Teli
Klara
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Fatmir Koçi
Enzo Brandner
Rajmonda Bulku
Marta, Klara's mother
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Martine Lambrechts
Robert Ndrenika
Kujtim, Klara's father
Also in
A Comrade from the Village
A Tale from the Past
Thierry Lenouvel
Bahar Mera
Xhafa, the director
Also in
Një Baba Tepër
Falco
Lars Rudolph
Günter, the German
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Juli Hajdini
Linda, Günter's fiancée
No other roles listed
Nigda Dako
Dessi, Vladimir's daughter
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Djemtë Gazmorë
Fatmir Koçi Director · Arteom Denissov Composer Enzo Brandner Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $5.2K · First release September 7, 2001 · Produced in Albania, France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$5,153
Production
Kkoci Production
Production
Ciné-Sud Promotion
Production
Alexis Films
Production
Albania · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Tirana, année zéro
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Albanian
Release dates
Italy · September 7, 2001
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
March 12, 2003 · European Union Film Festival
France
December 19, 2001
Greece
November 16, 2001 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 29, 2002 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Poland
October 11, 2002 · Warsaw Film Festival
Serbia
February 9, 2002 · Belgrade Film Festival
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