Red Poppies on Walls explained

Red Poppies on Walls
Director:Dhimitër Anagnosti
Music:Kujtim Laro
Cinematography:Pëllumb Kallfa
Distributor:Albafilm
Runtime:100 minutes
Country:Albania
Language:Albanian

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

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Notes and References

  1. News: 8 December 2023 . The premiere of the restored film "Poppies on the Walls" with the presence of director Dhimitër Anagnosti . Sot.