KOLONA

By Ujkan HYSAJ

KOSOVO CINEMATOGRAPHY CENTER - as FIN

Drama - Completed 2012

A family fleeing Kosovo in 1999 are stopped at a Serbian refugee checkpoint, where they are forced to make a terrible life or death decision.

Festivals
& Awards

Cleveland Film Festival 2013
Best Live Action Short
Cyprus International Short Film Festival 2013
Special Mention of the Jury
San Diego International Film Fest 2013
Brussels Short Film Festival 2013
    • Year of production
    • 2012
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • KOSOVO
    • Languages
    • ALBANIAN
    • Duration
    • 22 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Ujkan HYSAJ
    • Writer(s)
    • Besian HYSAJ
    • Producer(s)
    • Ujkan HYSAJ (Ajo Pictures)
    • Synopsis
    • War. Kosovo 1999. During a refugee line is halted at a Serbian checkpoint where the Serb paramilitary take out off the car of Adem his son and his brother's son to shoot them down.
      Adem attempts to buy out their lives, however since he is not able to pay for both of them, he finds himself in situation that he has to choose: to save his son or his nephew.