Tirana Year Zero

Tirana Year Zero (2001)

Tirana Year Zero (Tirana, année zéro), is a 2002 Albanian film that tells the story of a young couple in post-communist Albania, at a time when many Albanians left the country in search for a better life abroad. The protagonist of the movie is Nik, who lives in the capital of Albania, Tirana, along with his mother and father. He is in love with a beautiful girl named Klara, who wants to move to Paris to be a model. Nik makes his living with an old truck that belonged to his father, who is now sick, and seemingly dying. Amidst the criticisms of his mother, the confusion and desperation covering the country, and the desire of his girlfriend to leave, Nik is still unsure whether he wants to leave. The film explores the way Nik handles the events of his life.

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  • Release Date: 2001-09-07
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Director: Fatmir Koçi

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Cast

  • Nevin Meçaj

    Niku

  • Ermela Teli

    Klara

  • Rajmonda Bulku

    Marta, Klara's mother

  • Robert Ndrenika

    Kujtim, Klara's father

  • Bahar Mera

    Xhafa, the director

  • Lars Rudolph

    Günter, the German

  • Juli Hajdini

    Linda, Günter's fiancée

  • Nigda Dako

    Dessi, Vladimir's daughter

  • Vladimir Metani

    Vladimir

  • Artur Gorishti

    Tare, the sculptor

  • Monika Lubonja

    Nedji

  • Gëzim Rudi

    Titi

  • Fatos Sela

    The government employee

  • Jorida Meta

    Gypsy woman

  • Birçe Hasko

    Besim, the neighbor

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