Father and Godfather (Gjoleka, djali i Abazit) 17 years old

The events take place in a small Albanian village, around the '30ies. This isolated land, dominated by rituals and patriarchal relationships is the spirit that welcomes the newborn child of Abas. Servet, a co-villager, emigrant in the United States of America comes back in his homeland bringing a new vision and a new mentality, which serves as an inspiration for the 10 years old boy, Gjoleka, the son of Abas. Gjoleka founds himself in between of the ideas of his wild father, Abas and his illuminist godfather, Servet. Gjoleka symbolizes the young generation in the difficult realities that offer small and underdeveloped countries, where the outside world constitutes an irresistible attraction. The movie shows with a deep realism the human relationships, such as love, jalousie, hate, the impossibility to be integrated with another world, making this way a cruel autopsy of the weird society to which, "sometime" we belong.

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Father and Godfather Cast

Name Character
Luli Bitri She was 30, now 48 years old as Nejmeja

Father and Godfather Crew

Name Department
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Father and Godfather (17 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
  • Runtime: 102 minutes