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Kryeqyteti ynë

Our Capital City
Shkëlzen Shala
1976 Albania 22 minutes Albanese

“Then, we lived in squalor; now, we live in splendour.” Here, images of past and present Tirana converge to produce a then much-practiced visual showcase of state-sponsored progress, as old barrios, blacksmiths and brick kilns give way to boulevards, birthday-cake buildings and massive factories filled with Chinese machines.

Production :
Kinostudio "Shqipëria e re"
Editing :
Shefiqare Basha
Photography :
Pashko Como
Music :
Nina Harito
Screenplay :
Luan Dibra; Ilir Shala
Copy Contact :
Albanian National Film Archive

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