Vera Dreams of the Sea

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Vera Dreams of the Sea
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Directed byKaltrina Krasniqi
Screenplay byDoruntina Basha
StarringTeuta Ajdini
CinematographySevdije Kastrati
Edited byKaltrina Krasniqi
Vladimir Pavlovski
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)
LanguageAlbanian

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

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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]

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Reception

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

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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.
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