Vera Dreams of the Sea

Vera Dreams of the Sea
Directed by	Kaltrina Krasniqi
Screenplay by	Doruntina Basha
Starring	Teuta Ajdini
Cinematography	Sevdije Kastrati
Edited by	Kaltrina Krasniqi Vladimir Pavlovski
Release date	2021 (2021)
Running time	82 minutes
Countries	Kosovo Albania North Macedonia
Language	Albanian

Vera Dreams of the Sea (Albanian: Vera Andrron Detin) is a 2021 drama film directed by Kaltrina Krasniqi, at her feature debut.

A co-production between Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia, the film premiered at the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Horizons competition. ^{[1] [2]} It was awarded best film at the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival ^[3] and won the Ingmar Bergman Award at the Gothenburg Film Festival. ^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Teuta Ajdini as Vera
• Alketa Sylaj as Sara
• Refet Abazi as Basriu
• Astrit Kabashi as Ahmeti
• Ilire Vinca Celaj as Fatimja

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.00/10. ^[6]

References

1. Petkovic, Vladan Petkovic (9 September 2021). "Review: Vera Dreams of the Sea". Cineuropa . Retrieved 4 February 2024.
2. Vourlias, Christopher (26 August 2021). "Heretic Takes World Rights to Venice-Bound 'Vera Dreams of the Sea,' Drops First Trailer". Variety . Retrieved 4 February 2024.
3. Shackleton, Liz (8 November 2021). "'Vera Dreams Of The Sea' wins top prize at Tokyo International Film Festival". Screen International . Retrieved 4 February 2024.
4. Mitchell, Wendy (2 February 2022). "Denmark's 'As In Heaven,' 'A House Made Of Splinters' take lucrative top awards in Goteborg". Screen International. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
5. Pradel, Suzanne (9 January 2023). "The incredible journey of success of the film "Vera dreams of the Sea" | BookScout". Buchscout. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
6. "Vera Dreams of the Sea". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 4 February 2023.

External links

• Vera Dreams of the Sea at IMDb