Zana (film)

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Zana
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Film poster
Directed byAntoneta Kastrati
StarringAdriana Matoshi
Release date
  • 7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)(TIFF)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryKosovo
LanguageAlbanian

Zana is a 2019 Kosovan thriller drama 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]

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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.

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References

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