The Forgiveness of Blood (2011)

The Forgiveness of Blood (2011)
109 min

Country: USA | Albania | Denmark | Italy
Language: Albanian


Director: Joshua Marston
Writers: Joshua Marston, Andamion Murataj
Stars: Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej and Refet Abazi


The Forgiveness of Blood (Albanian: Falja e Gjakut) is 2011 Albanian-American drama film directed by Joshua Marston. The film premiered In Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and competed for the Golden Bear.Joshua Marston and Andamion Murataj won the Silver Bear for Best Script.
The film was originally submitted as the Albanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film, but it was rejected due to protest of Bujar Alimani, the director of Amnesty, that The Forgiveness of Blood shouldn't be eligible due to American artists' input on the project. AMPAS disqualified it and Albania submitted instead Alimani's film.
The film deals with the issue of an Albanian family feud.(Wikipedia)

Awards

Ratings: 85% (Rotten Tomatoes Critics)

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