The Death of a Horse

The Death of a Horse (1992)

Vdekja e kalit

During a political purge, the Albanian government orders the disbanding of a military unit whose horses are also considered traitors.

Date of release
1992-04-28
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Drama
Director
Saimir Kumbaro

Casting

Interesting facts

The Death of the Horse is a 1992 Albanian film directed by Saimir Kumbaro, written by Nexhati Tafa, and starring Timo Flloko, Rajmonda Bulku, and Niko Kanxheri.

Production

The International Federation of Film Archives stated that The Death of the Horse was the "first dramatic ficiton film" made after the fall of communism in Albania. It was one of the first Albanian films that critically explored the harsh realities of Enver Hoxha's dictatorship. The plot of the film is fictitious, but Agron is a parallel of Petrit Dume, who was executed in 1975.

Produced by Albafilm, the film was directed by Saimir Kumbaro and written by Nexhati Tafa. Nerman Furxhi edited the film and René Aubry composed the music. Filming was done in Tirana. Rajmonda Bulku said that they were unable to do multiple takes due to a lack of film.

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