Bota

2014 6.2 (6 votes) 1h 44m

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

I's continuum
Eurimages
Erafilm
Partner Media Investment
Direzione Generale Cinema
Albanian National Center of Cinematography (QKK)

Overview

Bota (Albanian for “the world”) is a cafe situated on the edge of a vast area of marshland in a remote part of Albania, and it is here that the lives of the protagonists intersect in this compelling debut by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci. The directors skilfully exploit the genius loci of the desolate landscape and, aided by a period score and beguiling long shots, they flawlessly evoke the atmosphere of a place where the past still encroaches upon people’s lives.