Far from the Barbarians (1994)
Zena lost her parents as a very young girl, and though she was born in Albania, only knows about life in Paris. She was raised by her uncle Selman, whom she is about to leave behind in order to start a new life in New York. Just before she leave, however, she hears of an Albanian who is being detained by French authorities for want of the proper paperwork. Ordinarily, that would not capture her attention. However, Vladimir, who is the man in question, claims to have information that Zena's father is not dead, and could be located. Zena postpones her trip to speak with Vladimir and, once he is free to travel, they begin to try and explore his information. There is only one problem in their traveling around France together: he doesn't speak a word of French, and she doesn't speak a word of Albanian. Somehow, they manage to communicate, and they eventually become lovers.
Director:
Liria Bégéja
Writers:
Liria Bégéja, Olivier Douyère, Philippe Barassat.
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Dominique Blanc as Zana |
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Timo Flloko as Vladimir |
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Sulejman Pitarka as Selman |
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Ronald Guttman as Vincent |
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Piro Mani as Luan Kodra |
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Fatos Zajmi as Dino |
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Françoise Bertin as Elena |
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Jeanne Marine as Alice |
| Directing | Liria Bégéja | Director |
| Writing | Liria Bégéja | Screenplay |
| Writing | Olivier Douyère | Screenplay |
| Editing | Luc Barnier | Editor |
| Camera | Patrick Blossier | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Spartak Papadhimitri | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Philippe Barassat | Screenplay |