Kolonel Bunker Explained

Kolonel Bunker
Director:	Kujtim Çashku
Starring:	Agim Qirjaqi
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	Albania France Poland
Language:	Albanian

Kolonel Bunker is an Albanian, French and Polish historical film released in 1996.^[1] It was selected as the Albanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^{[2] [3]}

Plot

Enver Hoxha ruled Albania with an iron fist for nearly 40 years, and for a long time Albania was the only Maoist regime and by far the most isolationist society in Europe—politically, psychologically and physically. This film is about Colonel Muro Neto, a character based on the historical engineer Josif Zagali, the man Hoxha charged with constructing the bunkers throughout the country which ostensibly protected Albania from its enemies both without and within. He became known as "Kolonel Bunker."

See also

• List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Albanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Albanian films of the 1990s
• Bunkers in Albania

Notes and References

1. http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/ Film Polski
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. Web site: [//www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html 39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations ]. . 13 November 1996 . 5 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/19990209110950/http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html . 9 February 1999 . dead .