
Bujar Alimani was born in Patos, Albania in 1969. He studied painting and directing actors at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana. In 1992 he emigrated to Greece and worked as an assistant director. He lives in Athens and directs his first short film there. Bujar Alimani is one of the most prolific and important writer/directors of the New Albanian Cinema. Since his start as a filmmaker with an e...
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A small town in northern Greece: the film begins with Anna’s monolog in a theater rehearsal in a coffee shop. Manos, obsessed with Panselinos (a 13th century Byzantine painter), himself hidden inside a trivial life, watches her. It is the turning point for both of them. Anna, married to an abusive man, is mesmerized by Manos’ paintings and his kindness. They develop a powerful passion
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