''The Forgotten Mountain'' () is a 2018 Albanian drama film directed and written by Ardit Sadiku. Xhevat Qorraj stars as a retired Albanian army colonel who finds himself suddenly defrauded of his home by his son.
Plot
Rikard, after losing his property, relies on the kindness of his daughter, Ema, and her husband, Lorenc, who offer him a cabin dwelling in the ‘Accursed Mountains’. Disoriented by the foggy alpine landscape, Rikard travels deep into the mountains, along with Ema and Lorenci, in an attempt to find some peace of mind. However, in the wilderness, the trio encounter a strange man named Alban, who manages a local estate. Alban, posing as a kindly neighbor, takes a sinister personal interest in Ema and therefore starts to manipulate the family.
Cast
* Xhevat Qorraj as Rikardi
* Fatlume Bunjaku as Ema
* Agron Shala as Lorenci
* Kastriot Shehi as Albani
* Merita Gjyriqi as Diella
* Agron Dizdari as Dom Gjovalini
* Igballe Qena as Marta
Production
Ardit Sadiku wrote and directed ''The Forgotten Mountain''. Latif Hasolli, who produced the film, was director of photography. Filming was done in
Theth
Theth () is a small village within Shkodër County, Albania. Following the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër, and has been declared a Protected Historic Center and a National Park by the Albanian Government. ...
using actors from Albania and
Kosovo
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that spoke entire in the
Gheg dialect of the
Albanian language
Albanian (Endonym and exonym, endonym: , , or ) is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanoid, Albanoid branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan languages, Paleo-Balkan group. It ...
. In July 2018, filming was completed.
Release
''The Forgotten Mountain'' premiered in
Shkodër
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on 29 November 2018. It was shown at the
Prishtina International Film Festival
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and
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The Festival includes nine programs: Official Selection, Young Spir ...
.
Reception
The ''
Newnan Times-Herald
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'' gave ''The Forgotten Mountain'' an 8 out of 10, praising the "skillful and purposeful" camerawork. Joshua Calladine, writing for ''UK Film Review'', gave the film 5 stars stating that the "people on screen come close to being alive" and praised the "delicate camerawork".
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2018 films
2010s Albanian-language films
Films directed by Ardit Sadiku
Albanian drama films
2018 drama films