Overview

In a traditional village in Kosova, a year after the war (2000) when people are rebuilding their lives, the female school teacher Lushe is driven by her inner conscience to give an interview to an international journalist, telling her that she and three other women from the village were raped by Serbian forces. A critical view of a society which survived the war, won its independence but still struggles with human equality. An insightful portrait of a Balkan village, of a patriarchal microcosm, and of its mayor who desperately wants to control the village life. Of husbands who feel forced to behave strong, but act against their own emotional interest. A reflection of rituals which not only show gender inequality, but also the absence of freedom of expression within the male community.

Top Cast

I

Irena Cahani

Lushe

Luan Jaha

Uka

Donat Qosja

Sokol

X

Xhevat Qorraj

Alush

L

Leonora Mehmetaj

Nifa

Doresa Rexha

Drita

Mirjana Karanović

The journalist

L

Lyra Xhoci

The interpreter 1

S

Sindi Citaku

The interpreter 2