Based on extensive research and abundant archival footage, this documentary covers the history of Albania in the 20th century, with a special focus on the troubled relationship with Italy, its neighbor across the Adriatic Sea.

Albania from the Independence to the Fall of Communism

The Istituto Luce turned ninety in 2014, its decades-long history intertwined with that of Italy itself, through cinema and that unique treasure trove of images known to all as the Luce Archives. To celebrate its anniversary, some of the most acclaimed rising filmmakers in Italy were invited to make a small film, with each director selecting ten minutes of footage from the archives, out of the thousands of hours of footage to be found there. The result is an album full of different narratives.