Three Windows and a Hanging

Three Windows and a Hanging

Drama | Aug. 19, 2014

In a traditional village in Kosova, a year after the war (2000) when people are rebuilding their lives, the female school teacher Lushe is driven by her inner conscience to give an interview to an international journalist, telling her that she and three other women from the village were raped by Serbian forces. A critical view of a society which survived the war, won its independence but still struggles with human equality. An insightful portrait of a Balkan village, of a patriarchal microcosm, and of its mayor who desperately wants to control the village life. Of husbands who feel forced to behave strong, but act against their own emotional interest. A reflection of rituals which not only show gender inequality, but also the absence of freedom of expression within the male community.

Three Windows and a Hanging

Drama | Aug. 19, 2014

Three Windows and a Hanging
In a traditional village in Kosova, a year after the war (2000) when people are rebuilding their lives, the female school teacher Lushe is driven by her inner conscience to give an interview to an international journalist, telling her that she and three other women from the village were raped by Serbian forces. A critical view of a society which survived the war, won its independence but still struggles with human equality. An insightful portrait of a Balkan village, of a patriarchal microcosm, and of its mayor who desperately wants to control the village life. Of husbands who feel forced to behave strong, but act against their own emotional interest. A reflection of rituals which not only show gender inequality, but also the absence of freedom of expression within the male community.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers NiKo Film, ISSTRA Creative Factory, CMB Productions
Original title Tri Dritare dhe një Varje
Directors Isa Qosja
Writers Zymber Kelmendi

Cast

Irena Cahani

as Lushe

Luan Jaha

as Uka

Donat Qosja

as Sokol

Xhevat Qorraj

as Alush

Doresa Rexha

as Drita

Mirjana Karanović

as The journalist

Lyra Xhoci

as The interpreter 1

Sindi Citaku

as The interpreter 2