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1976 Albanian film
Red Poppies on Walls
Directed byDhimitër Anagnosti
Written byPetraq Qafzezi
Starring
CinematographyPëllumb Kallfa
Music byKujtim Laro
Distributed byAlbafilm
Release date
  • January 9, 1976 (1976-01-09)
Running time100 minutes
CountryAlbania
LanguageAlbanian

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.

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

References

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

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