''The Albanian'' (, ) is a 2010 German-Albanian drama film directed by Johannes Naber and starring the Albanian actor

Nik Xhelilaj Kreshnik Xhelilaj (born 5 March 1983), known professionally as Nik Xhelilaj, is an Albanian-born Turkish actor. He began his international career with the film The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider, directed by Piro Milkani and Eno Milkani, and has st ...

Plot

For the sake of love and the situations imposed by the life in his country, Arben emigrates to Germany. An illegal emigration, in search of money, a subtle condition to protect his love; an adventure that unintentionally confronts him with the unmerciful world of crime.Gazeta Albania - Filmi "Shqiptari" pushton Festivalin e Gjenevës (in Albanian) , November 9, 2010

Cast

as Arben Shehu * Xhejlane Tërbunja as Etleva Petriti *

Ivan Shvedoff Ivan Shvedoff (; born 21 September 1969) is a Russian actor. Biography Shvedoff was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in the Russian SFSR. Shvedoff first started his acting career as a theater actor in the Theater of Youth Creativity ( ...

as Slatko * Amos Zaharia as Ilir Shehu * Stipe Erceg as Damir *

Eva Löbau Eva Löbau (born 26 April 1972 in Waiblingen, West Germany) is an Austrian actress. She appeared as Nurse Gretchen Erfurt in the 2011 film ''Unknown'' which is set in the German capital city of Berlin. She also played the lead role in Maren Ade ...

as Nicola * Çun Lajçi as Arben's father * Luan Jaha as Arben's uncle *

Yllka Mujo Yllka Mujo (born 15 October 1953) is an Albanian actress, especially known for her roles in Albanian movies during the communist regime. For her acting credits she was given the title Merited Artist of Albania. Life Yllka Muji (or Mujo) comes ...

as Etleva's mother * Guljelm Radoja as Etleva's father * Bruno Shllaku as Sali *

Julian Deda Julian Deda is an Albanian comedian and actor. Born in Shkodër and son of famous Albanian actor Zef Deda, he is best known for his role on Albanian live television non-scripted Improvisation, often shortened to improv, is the activity of ...

as Florenç * Besmir Halitaj as Taulant * Ledio Janushi as Skerdi * Elton Lomthi as Artan * Hazir Hazir as Edon *

André Hennicke André Hennicke (born 21 September 1958) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1984. Hennicke was born in Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony. He was awarded a German television award for best actor for ''Something to ...

as the pharmacist

Awards and competition

Within a short screening period, the film won several awards. The leading actor

earned three Best Leading Actor awards in three different film festivals. Awards won *Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2011 **Best Film / Max-Ophüls-Preis * Cinéma Tous Ecrans - Geneva international Film Festival 2010 **Best Film "Reflet d'Or" (

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) **Public Award for Best long feature film *32nd Moscow International Film Festival **Special Jury Prize "Silver George"The 32 Moscow International Film Festival awards
German films - Rome 2010, ''Der Albaner'' (The Albanian), page 13
**Best Actor Prize "Silver George" for

Bergen International Film Festival The Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF) is a film festival held annually in October in Bergen, Norway since 2000. It is one of the biggest film festivals in Norway and among the most important documentary film festivals in the Nordic coun ...

2010 **Special Jury Mention *PriFilmFest - Prishtina International Film Festival 2010 **Special Jury Award for the film **"Golden Goddess" Best Actor Award for

47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival The 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival () was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey which ran from October 9 to 14, 2010. Prizes were awarded in four competitions in the course of the festival, at which 191 films were shown ...

**Best Actor Award for

in the International Feature Competition The film has also competed in other film festivals such as the

45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 2 to 10 July 2010. The Crystal Globe was won by '' The Mosquito Net'', a Spanish drama film directed by Agustí Vila. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by '' Kooky' ...

15th Busan International Film Festival The 15th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 7 to October 15, 2010, at the Busan Stadium Yachting Center Outdoor Stage, hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Han Ji-hye. A total of 308 films from 67 countries were screened in 6 th ...

and 22nd Palm Springs International Film Festival.Film archive: Der Albaner
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Albanian 2010 films Albanian-language films 2010s German-language films Films set in Albania Films set in Germany 2010 drama films Albanian drama films German drama films 2010s German films