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Synopsis: This film centers on a family in Albania, with main characters Rudina, the oldest daughter, and Nik, the oldest son. Both have a pretty normal life. Rudina is an A-student in high school hoping to continue on at university; Nik, very popular, is just falling in love with a classmate while dreaming of opening a business with a friend. Their father earns the family's income through a little bread delivery service, for which he shortcuts across his neighbours' ground. The neighbour resents this, even though the ground had actually once belonged to Rudina's and Nik's family. One day the conflict escalates and the neighbour gets killed by Rudina's and Nik's father and their uncle. Because the police only catch their uncle while their father successfully goes into hiding, the old law of blood feud is invoked against the family, whereby all males enter into virtual house arrest. Since only the women of the family can leave, Rudina has to quit school to continue her father's bread delivery ser
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Joshua Marston
Production: IFC Films
  4 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
NOT RATED
Year:
2011
109 min
$119,683
Website
41 Views


Until your father comes back.

When is that going to be?

Always put the chain on this side

so you don't hurt him.

ry it.

No, the way l told you.

Like this.

And always on the fourth link.

Understand?

Yes.

You have to tie this here.

Twice.

Tight. Understand?

Show me.

Don't be so nervous.

He's not going to do anything.

Good.

Tight.

Again, tight. Good.

Shh! Klinsmann.

Rudina.

Nik.

What?

- l'm hungry.

- Ask Bora.

- l don't know what to make.

- Whatever Rudina makes.

- l'm hungry!

- Enough!

Rudina...

l already got my bread.

From who?

Kristjan Lukaj.

He's been bringing it from Shkodra.

But you always get it from us.

What can l tell you?

l can't buy bread l don't need.

Can't you just buy

your usual order?

What would l do with it?

What about tomorrow?

Tomorrow...

get here before Kristjan

and l'll take your bread.

Okay?

Rudina.

Wait a moment.

l have to get going.

Take this.

Thank you.

No, Klinsmann. Not here.

Let's go.

How am l supposed to kill him?

You have to be faster.

l'm trying, but he's too fast.

You shouldn't play

if you don't know how.

You think you're

the only one who can play?

l know how to play.

Go, Bora.

Hey.

What's up?

What's this?

What have you done here?

Some modifications.

Check it out.

This is new?

What did you do?

lt's crooked!

You got the shocks.

What do you think?

Where'd you get the money?

Enough, enough.

Over here.

l can't go out there.

What's happening?

There was a party at Klodi's.

- How was it?

- Good. We had fun.

- What was it for?

- His 1 8th birthday.

The whole class went.

- Everyone?

The whole senior class.

Everyone?

Yeah.

Did you get drunk?

Yeah, what do you think?

- Was Bardha there?

- She was there.

But Klodi, l don't know --

Why? What happened?

We were all dancing,

and he kept making her laugh.

Klodi? Are you kidding?

l'm just saying.

You better do something.

Write some love poems

or something.

What do you do all day?

Think.

lf you keep sitting on your ass,

you'll end up

looking like my uncle.

You all right?

l'm fine.

At first l couldn't believe

it was true, but now --

They'll figure

something out eventually.

Yeah,

but how long is eventually?

You remember that kid

in fourth grade

who had to stay in isolation?

Jetmir Malaj.

He was stuck in his house

for, like, six years.

Yeah, but they got some mediator,

and they settled it.

Eventually they always mediate.

All they do is sit

and talk about the Kanun.

Ndue Binaku's cousin asked me

to deliver lime to his new house.

- And you did it?

- Yeah.

- How much did he pay you?

- Three thousand.

You shouldn't do something

like that for less than 5,000.

l was already going

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Joshua Marston

Joshua Jacob Marston (born August 13, 1968) is an American screenwriter and film director best known for the film Maria Full of Grace. Born in Los Angeles County, California, he graduated from Beverly Hills High School. Marston worked in Paris as an intern for Life, then for ABC News during the Gulf War. He returned to the United States and earned a master's degree in Political science from University of Chicago in 1994 before earning a Master of Fine Arts in film at New York University.Marston also directed an episode of Six Feet Under, and Episode 7 of The Newsroom in 2012. Marston directed a segment of the collective film New York, I Love You. His 2011 film The Forgiveness of Blood premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and competed for the Golden Bear. Along with Andamion Murataj, Marston won the Silver Bear for Best Script.In 2016, Marston made his English-language debut on Complete Unknown starring Rachel Weisz and Michael Shannon, which had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The film was released on August 26, 2016 by Amazon Studios & IFC Films. Marston is currently directing Come Sunday for Netflix. more…

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