Shembja e idhujve

One of the last documentaries to come out of Albania’s state studio is, perhaps aptly, a powerful parting shot about images and idolatry. Trawling the vaults for visual hagiography of icons who have come to pass – Zog, Mussolini, Hitler, Hoxha – filmmaker Kjutim Gjonaj warns against the perils of falling for new gods as Albania turns west for inspiration.