Amnesty

Amnesty (2012)

Amnistia

Two people meet up in jail when they come for monthly visits of their spouses. They fall in love after becoming witnesses to a wedding in jail but their relationship has to end because both their spouses get amnesty from the government.

Date of release
2012-03-28
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Drama
Director
Bujar Alimani

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Amnesty is a 2011 Albanian drama film written and directed by Bujar Alimani. It was Albania's nominee for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but was not one of the finalists.

Production

An international co-production between Albanian, French, and Greek companies Fantasia, Arizona Films Productions, and 90 Productions, Amnesty was directed and written by Bujar Alimani. Elias Adamis was the cinematographer, Bonita Papastathi edited the film, and the music was composed by Hekuran Pere. Alimani was inspired to write the script after seeing a proposed law that would allow conjugal visits.

The National Center of Cinematography declined to support Alimani's film. Alimani went to Eurimages and Amnesty became the first Albanian production to receive financial backing from the organization. Filming was done in Greece and the Albanian cities of Tirana and Pogradec, in 2010, with a €700,000 budget. Additional financial support was provided by the Council of Europe's European Cinema Support Fund.

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