Red Poppies on Walls

1976 Albanian film
  • Timo Flloko
  • Agim Qirjaqi
  • Kadri Roshi
CinematographyPëllumb KallfaMusic byKujtim LaroDistributed byAlbafilm
Release date
  • January 9, 1976 (1976-01-09)
Running time
100 minutesCountryAlbaniaLanguageAlbanian

Red Poppies on Walls (Albanian: Lulekuqët mbi Mure) is a 1976 Albanian drama film directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti. The film is based on the auto-biographical book by Petraq Qafzezi.

A restored version of the movie was published by the Albanian Central State Film Archive in December 2023, with the financial support of the "Season of Classic Films" program of the Association of European Cinematheques and the Europe Creative Desk – MEDIA program. The restoration was carried out in the studio Dabimus srl, which is part of the "Aldo Moro" University of Bari, Italy.[1]

Plot

The film takes place in an orphanage in Tirana, Albania, in the beginning of World War II during occupation of the Italian fascists and tells the story of the harsh lives of the orphans living in total oppression and manipulation and uprising against the corrupt school system.

Cast

  • Strazimir
  • Enea Zeku
  • Artur Hoxholli
  • Krenar Arifi
  • Kadri Roshi
  • Agim Qirjaqi
  • Timo Flloko

References

  1. ^ "The premiere of the restored film "Poppies on the Walls" with the presence of director Dhimitër Anagnosti". Sot. 8 December 2023.
  • Lulëkuqet mbi mure at IMDb
  • Lulëkuqet mbi mure - restauruar në 4K nga Arkivi Qendror Shtetëror i Filmit is the restored version of the movie published by the Albanian Central State Film Archive in December 2023.


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