Red Poppies on the Wall

Red Poppies on the Wall (1976)

Lulëkuqet mbi mure

In an orphanage in Tirana at the beginning of the Second World War during the occupation by the Italian fascists, a group of boys make plans to rebel against the despotic director and the oppression by the management.

Date of release
1976-01-09
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Dhimitër Anagnosti

Casting

Interesting facts

Red Poppies on Walls is a 1977 Albanian drama film directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti and co-written by Anagnosti and Petraq Qafëzezi. The film is an adaptation of Qafëzezi's book The Orphans.

Production

The Kinostudio produced a film adaption of Petraq Qafëzezi's novel Bonjakët (The Orphans). Red Poppies on Walls was directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti and co-written by Anagnost and Qafëzezi. Marika Villa edited the film and Kujtim Laro composed the music. Filming was done in Tirana. The 1970s was a period of Albanian cinema in which the depiction of Italians and Fascist Italy's control of Albania were common.

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