My Father

A slow, suffocating descent into grief and madness, where a father's denial turns a quiet village into a haunted, tense space.

Directed by

Shqipe Nuredini Duka

Genres

Drama

Starring

Sefedin Nuredini, Xhemile Ibrahimi, Njomza Ibraj Fetiu

Overview

Zeka's only son is killed in the war. All that is left to him is a house full of women, his wife, daughters and grand daughter, but no son to continue his legacy. Consumed with great pain he escapes into amnesia and begins to hope that his son is alive and will soon come home. One day a stranger comes in the village carrying coffins from across the border. Curious about the bodies Zeka invites him to sleep over. The night falls down along with the demons that will push Zeka into madness and make him a killer. Alienated from all the world he continues to wait for his dead son while his young daughter waits for him to be her father again.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Grief, family, madness, war

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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