Bota (film)

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Bota
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Directed by Iris Elezi
Thomas Logoreci
Written byIris Elezi
Thomas Logoreci
Starring Flonja Kodheli
Cinematography Ramiro Civita
Release date
  • 5 July 2014 (2014-07-05)(Karlovy)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryAlbania
LanguageAlbanian

Bota is a 2014 Albanian drama film directed by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci. The film was selected as the Albanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. [1] The directors won the Fedeora Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2014 for this film. [2]

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Plot

The families of Juli, Nora and Beni were resettled during the communist rule to a small village in no man's land on the edge of a swamp. In present-day Albania, Juli works at her uncle Beni's café Bota. She lives with her grandmother Noje and takes care of her. Nora, Juli's friend, becomes Beni's mistress. Beni wants to expand the café and tries to attract new customers. With the expansion of the highway near the village, the peaceful life of the protagonists ends.

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References

  1. Holdsworth, Nick (21 September 2015). "Oscars: Albania Nominates 'Bota' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. "Bota (2014) Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 14 February 2016.