Private Project

Azizi confesses a true story

The documentary is based on the confessions of survivors of the internment camps, established during the first years of persecution by the communist regime.
In the spring of 1948, 14-year-old Azizi, along with their mother and sisters, were sent by force to internment camps. The communist regime forcibly displaced thousands of families, mostly children, older women, many of whom never returned to their homeland. One of their preys was Azizi, the main character of the film, who recounts the events in Kuçova, Berat, Turan and Tepelena camps. Azizi experiences the deaths of hundreds of children from hunger and illness, his own mother's loss and the events that occur every day, among the interned survivors. In the Tepelena camp, following an accident during the wood-carrying work on the mountain, Azizi is being treated at the nursing home and later on appointed as a nursing assistant.
The white coat gives Aziz the opportunity to be closer to the internees' sufferings, helping them as best as he could.
After closing the camp, Aziz left alone, leaves the white coat and continues his internment from home for another 37 years until the collapse of the communist regime.
The film ends with the birth of Aziz's first son in the barracks.

  • Gentian Kurti
    Director
  • Luljeta Progni
    Writer
  • Luljeta Progni
    Producer
  • Suela Bako
    Key Cast
    "Cuklina"
  • Aldo Sheldija
    Key Cast
    "Azizi"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Azizi rrëfen një histori të vërtetë
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 3 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 25, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Albania
  • Country of Filming:
    Albania
  • Language:
    Albanian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Gentian Kurti

Gentian Kurti is an Albanian movie director, born in 21 June 1989, in Tirana. He pursued his master and bachelor studies in “Movie and Television Directing” at the Academy of Arts in Tirana (2008-2013). His earliest movies date since the period of his studies, during which he received several awards. His short movie “Reflected life” received the Special Jury Award at the Tirana International Film Festival (TIFF), in 2010. Moreover, the short movie “The Process”was awarded the Best Albanian Language Film award in 2013, at Apollonia International Students Film Festival (ASFF). He has participated at 48hour film project, Tirana where he has succeeded several times in receiving the Best Film award in 2016,with the movie “A Second Chance”; Best Cinematography in 2017 with the movie “Beyond a Lifetime” and in 2015 his movie “The last Soldier” is awarded Best Script & Public Award. Apart from directing movies, he has been involved in many short films as Director of Photography, as well as in the featured film “Black Man”. His latest movie as Director and D.O.P, “Azizi” is based on true stories of survivors of the most infamous camps for politically persecuted people in Albania, which were built in the early years of political persecution. Gentian Kurti has an extensive working experience as director of several TV shows in Albanian national TV channels, as well as Italian ones. He has participated in many film festivals such as TIFF, Albania, Dok.FestMunchen, Early Bird Bulgaria, DokuFestPrizren, Kosovo etc.

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