Zana (film)

Zana
Film poster
Directed by	Antoneta Kastrati
Written by	Casey Cooper Johnson Antoneta Kastrati
Produced by	Casey Cooper Johnson Antoneta Kastrati
Starring	Adriana Matoshi Astrit Kabashi Fatmire Sahiti Mensur Safaqiu Irena Cahani
Cinematography	Sevdije Kastrati
Edited by	Antoneta Kastrati
Music by	Dritero Nikqi
Production company	Crossing Bridges Films
Distributed by	Cineplexx Cinemas
Release dates	7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)(TIFF) 21 September 2019 (2019-09-21)(Kosovo)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Kosovo
Language	Albanian

Zana is a 2019 Kosovan thriller tragedy film directed by Antoneta Kastrati. It was selected as the Kosovan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. ^[1]

Plot

Haunted by her long suppressed past and pressured by family to seek treatment from mystical healers for her infertility, a Kosovar woman struggles to reconcile the expectations of motherhood with a legacy of wartime brutality.

Cast

• Adriana Matoshi as Lume
• Astrit Kabashi as Ilir
• Fatmire Sahiti as Remzije
• Mensur Safaqiu as imam Murat
• Irena Cahani as Sorceress

See also

• List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Kosovan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

1. Holdsworth, Nick (16 September 2019). "Oscars: Kosovo Selects 'Zana' for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 16 September 2019.

External links

• Zana at IMDb