The Rise and Fall of Comrade Zylo

The Rise and Fall of Comrade Zylo

119 mins

Albania's top censorship institution of the 1970s - Comrade Zylo is a genius bureaucrat. He orders the talented writer Demka to draft a speech on ideological issues. Demka realizes that he has become a slave to a Machiavellian propaganda master of his superior. In this absurd world, Demka falls in love with Zylo's wife, Adila.

The Rise and Fall of Comrade Zylo

119 mins

The Rise and Fall of Comrade Zylo
Albania's top censorship institution of the 1970s - Comrade Zylo is a genius bureaucrat. He orders the talented writer Demka to draft a speech on ideological issues. Demka realizes that he has become a slave to a Machiavellian propaganda master of his superior. In this absurd world, Demka falls in love with Zylo's wife, Adila.
Producers
Original title Shkëlqimi dhe Rënia e Shokut Zylo
Directors Fatmir Koçi
Writers Jonathan Preece, Fatmir Koçi, Mike Downey

Cast