Best Albanian drama movies
A curated collection of popular drama movies from Albania.
Red Poppies on the Wall (1976)
Red Poppies on the Wall (1976)
In an orphanage in Tirana at the beginning of the Second World War during the occupation by the Italian fascists, a group of boys make plans to rebel against the despotic director and the oppression by the management.
Tomka and His Friends (1977)
Tomka and His Friends (1977)
Tomka is a boy who likes playing football with his friends. When the German army captures his town, the German soldiers establish their camp in the town stadium. Tomka with help from his friends and their parents organizes sabotage actions against the soldiers.
The Man with the Cannon (1977)
The Man with the Cannon (1977)
After Mato Gruda, a man living in a remote village in the mountains of Albania, steals a cannon abandoned by the German invaders he has to decide whether to use the weapon to support the Partisan resistance or to avenge his family.
Sounds of War (1976)
Sounds of War (1976)
Bardhi, an orphan boy, goes to the city to work in the house of a rich man, where he learns how to play the violin.
At the Beginning of Summer (1975)
At the Beginning of Summer (1975)
In Fascist Albania 1942, Albanian partisans will do all they can to remove the Italian fascists from their country.
The Monument (1977)
The Monument (1977)
An old gardener tends for the flowers during the war. Nazis ask him for flowers for their dead.
Dear Enemy (2006)
Dear Enemy (2006)
Dear Enemy tells the true story of the director’s grandfather who became friends with a German officer during the WWII German occupation of Albania while hiding a partisan, an Italian soldier and a Jewish watchmaker in his cellar.
The Girls with the Red Ribbons (1978)
The Girls with the Red Ribbons (1978)
Jeta is a student who is a member of the illegals and tries to create a group of antifascist girls in her school.
The Last Winter (1976)
The Last Winter (1976)
Germans come amid snow and winter. In the village only people remained are women, that fight until wounded partisans, sheltered in the village, will retreat deeper and snow will cover their tracks. Face to face with the Germans and their control of the village, women, led by mother Shano and mother Mara, depart to make a pile of wood, but actually bring bread and food to the partisans.
Echo on the Seashore (1966)
Echo on the Seashore (1966)
World War II. Patriot Jonuz Bruga has troubles with his young son, Selim, who leads an immoral lifestyle and does not support the anti-fascist war, while his brothers fight in the city's guerrilla units.
The Discussion (1961)
The Discussion (1961)
Three years after the fascist occupation, a group of children create the anti-fascist organization called "Debatik". Coli, an orphan boy, manages to become a member.
The Bronze Bust (1970)
The Bronze Bust (1970)
On the anniversary of the death of Commissioner Ibrahim Kovaçi, six of his war friends are accompanying his statue to his native village, where a ceremony will be held. During the road, each of them remembers moments related to the life of Ibrahim.
War Mornings (1971)
War Mornings (1971)
World War II. A group of kids try to sabotage the enemy whichever way they can.
Mountains Clad in Green (1971)
Mountains Clad in Green (1971)
Year 1943. A group of soldiers, carrying an injured comrade, are trying to reach the hospital.
Stars of Long Nights (1972)
Stars of Long Nights (1972)
World War II. The fascists kill a boy and invite his mother to identify the body, but she refuses.
The Little Partisan Velo (1980)
The Little Partisan Velo (1980)
After his father is killed, a young boy decides to join the partisans and fight in the war.
Kastriota (2018)
Kastriota (2018)
The Balkans 1443 . After a long successful military experience in the Turkish army, the reputation of the young Kastriota reached Albania and people began to hope in his return to his homeland, from which he was taken away as a child. When the Sultan gives the hero the task of facing János Hunyadi, Kastriota will start a journey towards finding his true self and choosing his path.
Sophia (2022)
Sophia (2022)
A serbian young girl visits Albania in search of the roots of an old story about her Grandpa during the War of 1941. She falls in love with an albanian guy, starting an "impossible" relationship between two nations divided by war.
Three Cloaked Men (1985)
Three Cloaked Men (1985)
Three cloaked partisans are carrying out their duty in the harsh winter. During the way, they are disovered by the Germans.. The shepherd, Xhemo use a brave trick to save them, thus risking his life.
The Old Man and the Enemy (1981)
The Old Man and the Enemy (1981)
World War II. Italian fascists have interned in the South a lot of people who fought them on the 7th of April 1939 when they came to Albania. Among them, there's an old man whom they call "Daja" (uncle), who fought along with the youth.
The River That Never Dies (1989)
The River That Never Dies (1989)
During WW2 partisans try to hide from their enemies, while old villagers mourn the deceased of the war.
The Cloaks in Wax (1987)
The Cloaks in Wax (1987)
Film set during the Albanian Renaissance, focusing on a group of Albanian outlaws fighting against the Ottoman Empire.
Brothers and Friends (1980)
Brothers and Friends (1980)
The year is 1941, World War II is going on. Vaso returns to his village, helping the revolt of the villagers against the enemy. Marko, his brother, wants to get revenge against the people who took his fiancée. This revenge becomes part of the overall revolt.
The Decision (1984)
The Decision (1984)
The events of film take place in the first days of May 1942 when Albania was under fascist occupation.The enemy is trying by all means to discover the leadership of the Communist Party of Albania wipe it out along with the people's National Liberation Movement. In this grave situation,the communists are faced with counter attack. The film reflects the stormy days of war, the ferocity of the enemy and the strength of the Party and the people who remain undaunted by terror and violence.
The Bridge Under the Castle (1985)
The Bridge Under the Castle (1985)
War film written and directed by Rikard Ljarja.
The First Night of Freedom (1984)
The First Night of Freedom (1984)
It is the Fall of 1944. Events take place in the newly liberated Berat. A group of partisans are charged with the task of normalizing the life in the liberated city during this first night of freedom.
The Ambush (1968)
The Ambush (1968)
A film set during World War II - a small partisan unit must ambush a German convoy.
The Stones of my House (1983)
The Stones of my House (1983)
World War II. Italians accuse the residents of a village in South Albania of giving signals to the Greeks during the Greek-Italian War.
The Emperor's Bed (1973)
The Emperor's Bed (1973)
In the first day of liberation, partisan Meke enters the palace where the king used to live.
Victory Over Death (1967)
Victory Over Death (1967)
World War II. Albania is under the Nazi occupation. The Germans capture two young girls and torture them to learn more about the communist movement.