CIRKU FLUTURUES

THE FLYING CIRCUS

By Fatos BERISHA

PRIFEST - PRISHTINA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - as FEST / BUYER REP

Black comedy - Completed 2019

Four comedians trapped in a tragedy

Festivals
& Awards

Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2019
Main competition
Fabrique du Cinema 2019
Best International Feature
Cleveland IFF 2020
Main competition
Sofia IFF 2020
Balkan Competition Program
Santa Barbara IFF 2020
Best International Feature
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Black comedy
    • Countries
    • KOSOVO, NORTH MACEDONIA, ALBANIA
    • Languages
    • ALBANIAN, SERBIAN, ITALIAN, ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 115 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Fatos BERISHA
    • Writer(s)
    • Fatos BERISHA
    • Producer(s)
    • Vjosa BERISHA (B2), Kristijan BUROVSKI (Black Cat Production), Valon BAJGORA (Ikone Studio)
    • Synopsis
    • Kosovo is on the verge of war. Dodona, a small theatre in the city of Prishtina, is the last public institution to be closed down. The four protagonists, young actors Kushtrim, Donat, Fatmir and Lekë, see the poster of their play being removed from the theatre walls, which seemingly means the end for their Monty Python-inspired surrealistic comedy ‘The Flying Circus’. However, they get an invitation to perform in a theatre festival in Albania. The road is dangerous, and they have no passports. Despite the temptation, initially they decide not to go. But then Fatmir hears on the news that Michael Palin, one of the actors of the ‘Monty Python...’ will be filming in Albania during the festival days. They cannot resist the idea that they might get to meet their idol and the only way to get to Albania is by illegally crossing the borders of Montenegro and Albania, which comes with a great risk.