Private Project

Richter

“Richter” is a story based in real events. A deadly earthquake hits the city of Durrës on November 26, 2019. Hundreds of buildings are damaged or fully destroyed. In one collapsed building, only 3 people remain alive, trapped under the ruins: Armando, a man in his early 30-s and Jerina and her 2 years old baby girl. For 40 hours they try to remain alive until the help comes. If it comes. This is a fight for survival and a race against time. Will they survive?

  • Koloreto Cukali
    Director
    Skandërbeg
  • Koloreto Cukali
    Writer
    Vices of Communism
  • Neraida Cukali
    Producer
  • Besmir Bitraku
    Key Cast
    "Armando"
    Gjirokastra
  • Erjona Kakeli
    Key Cast
    "Jerina"
    Looking for Venera
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    28 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    45,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Albania
  • Country of Filming:
    Albania
  • Language:
    Albanian, English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Ischia film Festival
    Ischia
    Italy
    July 6, 2022
    Italian Premiere
    Fuori Concorso
Distribution Information
  • Officinema srl
    Distributor
    Country: Italy
    Rights: All Rights
  • Cukali Films
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Koloreto Cukali

Koloreto Cukali was born in Tirana (1974), where he studied Philosophy. After hosting one of the most successful radio programs in Albania, he moved on to TV and later to the cinema. He is the most celebrated and sought after multimedia writer in Albania of the last decade. He is the first independent Albanian producer and a talent of Berlinale Talent Campus. Koloreto wrote and produced the first independent feature film, Femrat (2013), the highest national grossing of the time. In 2009 he wrote and produced the first Albanian sitcom, "Radio-Radio", and in 2017 he wrote and produced the most important Albanian TV series of 10 episodes, a medieval story titled "Skandërbeg". In 2019 he wrote the documentary "Vices Of Communism", commissioned by the History Channel. Richter (2022) is his debut as a director.

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The Film comes in 4 versions:
19 min version
29 min version
39 min version
44 min version - Director's cut