Bota 9 years old

Bota (Albanian for “the world”) is a cafe situated on the edge of a vast area of marshland in a remote part of Albania, and it is here that the lives of the protagonists intersect in this compelling debut by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci. The directors skilfully exploit the genius loci of the desolate landscape and, aided by a period score and beguiling long shots, they flawlessly evoke the atmosphere of a place where the past still encroaches upon people’s lives.

Credits

Bota Cast

Name	Character
Alban Ukaj He was 33, now 43 years old	as Mili
Luca Lionello He was 50, now 60 years old	as Filipo

Bota Crew

Name	Department
Ramiro Civita as Director of Photography. He was 47 (now 57) years old	Camera
Walter Fasano as Editor. He was 44 (now 54) years old	Editing
Stefania Casini as Co-Writer. She was 65 (now 75) years old	Writing
Nenad Vukadinović as Sound Mixer.	Sound