Babai (film)

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Babai
Directed byVisar Morina
Written byVisar Morina
Starring
Production
companies
  • NiKo Film
  • Skopje Film Studio
  • Krusha
  • Eaux Vives Productions
Release date
  • 28 June 2015 (2015-06-28)(Munich)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • Germany
  • Kosovo
  • North Macedonia
  • France
LanguageAlbanian
Budget€1.7 million

Babai is a 2015 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Visar Morina. [1] Morina won the Best Director Award at the 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. [1] The film was selected as the Kosovan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. [2] [3] It is the most expensive Kosovan film produced, with a budget of €1.7 million. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Karlovy Vary Film Review: 'Babai'". Variety. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. Holdsworth, Nick (9 September 2015). "Oscars: Kosovo Selects 'Babai' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. Bryant, Jacob (9 September 2015). "Oscars: Kosovo Sends 'Babai' as Foreign-Language Entry". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. "Kosovo enters its most expensive film for the Oscars". Calvert Journal. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.