DEAR ENEMY

Fokus: Kosovo & Albanien

It's 1943: The Italians capitulate and withdraw from Albania, as German occupiers take their place. Harun, a merchant, befriends a German officer who enjoys paying him visits. At the same time, however, Harun is hiding partisan fighter Quasim, Italian soldier Giulio and Jewish watchmaker Hoakin in his basement. Featuring copious black humour and the adept deployment of Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, director Gjergj Xhuvani stages this incredible story based on his own grandfather's real-life experiences during the war.
MEIN FREUND DER FEIND
ALB, FRA, DEU 2004 / 90 min
Director: Gjergj Xhuvani
Screenings
  • Murnau-Filmtheater Mo, 29.04. / 17:00 Uhr
  • Screenplay: Dhimitër Xhuvani, Gjergj Xhuvani
  • Cinematographer: Nara Keo Kasal
  • Editor: Didier Ranz
  • Sound: Stefan Schmahl
  • Cast: Suela Bako, Marko Bitraku, David Elmasllari, Helidon Fino, Birçe Hasko, Niko Kanxheri, Peter Lohmeyer
  • Producer: Dirk Beinhold, Pascal Judelewicz, Arben Tasellari
  • Production Company: Albanian General Vision , Akkord Film Produktion GmbH, Les Films de Cinéma, NDR - Norddeutscher Rundfunk
  • Print Owner: Albanian National Center of Cinematography
It's 1943: The Italians capitulate and withdraw from Albania, as German occupiers take their place. Harun, a merchant, befriends a German officer who enjoys paying him visits. At the same time, however, Harun is hiding partisan fighter Quasim, Italian soldier Giulio and Jewish watchmaker Hoakin in his basement. Featuring copious black humour and the adept deployment of Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, director Gjergj Xhuvani stages this incredible story based on his own grandfather's real-life experiences during the war.
  • Screenplay: Dhimitër Xhuvani, Gjergj Xhuvani
  • Cinematographer: Nara Keo Kasal
  • Editor: Didier Ranz
  • Sound: Stefan Schmahl
  • Cast: Suela Bako, Marko Bitraku, David Elmasllari, Helidon Fino, Birçe Hasko, Niko Kanxheri, Peter Lohmeyer
  • Producer: Dirk Beinhold, Pascal Judelewicz, Arben Tasellari
  • Production Company: Albanian General Vision , Akkord Film Produktion GmbH, Les Films de Cinéma, NDR - Norddeutscher Rundfunk
  • Print Owner: Albanian National Center of Cinematography