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The Delegation

2018 · 77 min

A quiet, tense political drama that feels like a slow journey through a repressive system, with a somber and earnest mood.

Directed by
Bujar Alimani
Genres
Drama
Starring
Viktor Zhusti, Xhevdet Ferri, Ndriçim Xhepa
Overview
In 1990, a European delegation comes to Tirana to monitor the reforms of the communist regime. A government official is sent on a mission to a faraway prison in order to bring an important dissident back to the capital.

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Directed by
Bujar Alimani
Genres
Drama
Starring
Viktor Zhusti, Xhevdet Ferri, Ndriçim Xhepa
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • freedom
  • corruption
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Bujar Alimani
Written by
Artan Minarolli
Starring
Viktor Zhusti, Xhevdet Ferri, Ndriçim Xhepa, Richard Sammel, Kasem Hoxha, Tristan Halilaj, Armend Smajli, Rovena Kuka
Runtime
77 min
Country
Albania, France, Greece, Kosovo
Languages
Albanian

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