Section: Spectrum

PIKË UJI

WATERDROP

Robert Budina
AL/XK/MK/IT, 2024, 92 Min

Aida's career as a city planner is based on a web of corruption and mutual dependencies. When her son is accused of a serious crime, her life falls apart at the seams. Who is and who is not covering up for whom now?

#feature #drama #political

Performance

2024-11-07 | 21:00
Kammerbühne

WATERDROP is a gripping psychological drama that dives deep into the murky waters of moral and societal corruption. Having herself been swept up by the one-hand-washes-the-other system in her small town on picturesque Lake Ohrid, she is now on the brink of a fall: her sixteen-year-old son is suddenly accused of raping his classmate. She quickly realizes that the system she has benefited from knows no morals, consideration or justice. The film shifts its focus from the act of rape to the systemic response—or blatant lack thereof—from the authorities and media. Inspired by a real event that shocked Albania in 2019:

DIRECTOR'S NOTES:  "Waterdrop is a film about family, hypocrisy, moral corruption, truth and justice. In February 2019 a teenage girl was raped by her peers in a small city in Albania. All the institutions and the media kept silent. The city concealed the event to avoid its reputation being tarnished. I didn’t want to make a film about rape, but to explore the causes of this heinous crime." (Quote)

WATERDROP provides a powerful critique of power dynamics, accountability, and the stark realities of a society willing to ignore injustice. Budina's film is not just a story about personal downfall; it’s an intense exploration of the pervasive hypocrisy within societal structures. Through its complex moral dilemmas and intense storytelling, WATERDROP challenges viewers to reflect on the true value of justice in a world where power often dictates what is ‚true‘.

Text: Marina Milic/ Bernd Buder

07.11.2024 | 21:00 | Kammerbühne (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)

Drehbuch
ROBERT BUDINA, DORUNTINA BASHA
Kamera
MARIUS PANDURU
Ton
MIRKO GUERRA
Schnitt
ENRICO GIOVANNONE
Ausstattung
LEANDËR LJARJA
Musik
MAIRUS LEFTARACHE
Darsteller
GRESA PALLASKA, ARBEN BAJRAKTARAJ, ADEM KARAGA
Produzent
SABINA KODRA
Produktion
ERAFILM
Co-Produktion
Camren Rizac, Daniele Segre, Luan Kryeziu, Sasho Pavlovski/ AVANPOST, REDIBISFILM/ ILIRIAFILM
Robert Budina

Robert Budina - Robert Budina, is an Albanian independent filmmaker and producer. His first short LULEBORË participated in 40 festivals worldwide, winning awards in Tiff (Al), Algarve (Pt), Tanger (Ma). Budina's debut feature AGON screened at over 30 festivals and was Albania's Oscar nomination in 2014. A SHELTER AMONG THE CLOUDS his second feature, premiered at Tallinn Black Nights Festival, winning awards in Cinequest (Us), PriFilmFest (Ko), Valetta (Mt), distributed in Germany & Austria. Budina created the mini tv series THE SQUARE OF POWER with 40% audience share on Albanian national TV, completed his third feature WATERDROP and is developing a new tv mini-series THE INVISIBLE SUCCESSOR.

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