Pharmakon

Pharmakon (2012)

A young pharmacist enters into a casual relationship with a young woman alleged to be his father's secret mistress, in contemporary Tirana.

Date of release
2012-02-01
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
2h 9m
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Director
Joni Shanaj

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Pharmakon is a 2012 Albanian drama film directed and written by Joni Shanaj in his feature film directorial debut. The film was selected as Albania's nominee for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 85th Academy Awards, but it was not one of the finalists.

Production

Touchy Feely Films and Zig-Zag Film produced Pharmakon. The film was directed and written by Joni Shanaj, in his directorial debut for a feature film. Pharmakon was selected for the film's name as the main character is a pharmacist and his father is involved in drug smuggling.

The funding for the film was solely from Albania. Shanaj said that the budget was so low that "it was shot almost for free". 24 million lek was provided by the National Center of Cinematography and 2.5 million lek from RTSH.

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