The Disparaged
Switzerland / Kosovo, Planned for 2nd quarter 2026
FILM,
Fiction,
23 min.
- directed by
- Xheni Alushi
- Written by
- Xheni Alushi, Joni Mithi
- Status
- Post-production
Blerta returns to her hometown, Prishtina. She carries smuggled medication and the weight of her father’s illness. Amid family tensions and the noise of everyday quarrels, a secret unravels — Agim’s plan to end his life, and Blerta’s role in helping him do so.
What begins as a family dinner turns into an unflinching confrontation between love, guilt, and control.
credits
- World Premiere
- Planned for 2nd quarter 2026
- Original Version
- Albanian (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 23 min.
- Production
- Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film, Papafingo Productions
- Producer
- Adele Gjoka
- directed by
- Xheni Alushi
- Written by
- Xheni Alushi, Joni Mithi
- Cinematography
- Raphaël Piguet
- Editing
- Lars Odermatt
- Sound Design
- Labinot Sponca
Cast
Drita Kabashi as Blerta
Luan Jaha as Agim
Art Pasha as Ilir
Aurita Agushi as Donika
Eli Gashi as Evi