Encounter in the Air
Theatrical release poster
Directed byArdit Sadiku
Written byArdit Sadiku
StarringHerton Meta
CinematographyAdi Grishaj
Music byMarcus Fong
Production
company
Ardit Sadiku Film
Distributed byArdit Sadiku Film
Release date
12 December 2019 (Albania)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAlbania
LanguageAlbanian

Encounter in the Air is a 2019 Albanian-language drama film written, directed and produced by Ardit Sadiku. The narrative focuses on a broadcast technician and a young man who suffers from mental illness. The young man, desperate to find asylum in a foreign country, hires the broadcast technician to film a video of him discussing his mental condition — in the hopes that the video will convince foreign officials to grant him asylum. The film screened at Tirana International Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Blerim, an employee of a TV station, takes on a highly unusual side gig — one that immerses him in a world of mental illness, paranoia, and blurred reality. Blerim’s colleague introduces him to Drin, an unemployed young man who claims to be mentally ill — despite his neurologist’s belief that his symptoms are merely psychosomatic. Drin, convinced that he must leave his home country in order to become “well,” commissions Blerim to film a video of him discussing his unusual neurological condition — in the hopes that the clip will convince a foreign nation to grant him asylum. Blerim, tasked with shooting the video and somehow convincing his boss to broadcast it on the TV station, finds himself obsessed with the project — to the detriment of his professional and personal relationships.[2]

Cast

  • Herton Meta as Blerim
  • Todi Kasemi as Drin
  • Auron Mimaj as Gëzim
  • Sajmir Pepushaj as Ilir
  • Sebina Matlija as Mira
  • Mirsad Çanga as Albert
  • Gerti Palali as Arbër[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ TIFF 2020 Program tiranafilmfestival.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Realizmi dhe Drama Bashkohen në "Takim në Ajër" sbunker.net. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Small Albanian Drama contains timely message The Newnan Times-Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Filmi "Takim në Ajër" premierë sot.com.al. Retrieved 05 December 2019.


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