Vera Dreams of the Sea

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Vera Dreams of the Sea

2021

1h 27m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Vera is a middle-aged sign language interpreter, who leads a well-structured life: a wife to a renowned judge, a supportive mother, and a caring grandmother. Her serenity is disrupted by her husband's unexpected suicide followed by an unwelcome, menacing parade of relatives who claim to have ownership over their village family house. When the tendrils of an underworld scheme begin to surface, Vera's world will face danger and seem ready to collapse. Fear and mistrust will force Vera to take the family's fate into her own hands.

Jessica Kiang

Variety

This nuanced, nervy story [is] as much a character portrait as it is a social critique.

Nov 23, 2021

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

An assured debut from Kaltrina Krasniqi, Vera Dreams Of The Sea works both as a probing character study and as a commentary on the power imbalances in a culture in which patrilineal inheritance is the norm.

Nov 9, 2021

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Jay Weissberg

The Film Verdict

The strength of Teuta Jegeni Ajdinis characterization, aided by Doruntina Bashas lucid screenplay, is a reminder of how much we lose when relegating women of a certain age to colorless mamas, kooky neighbors or controlling harridans.

Feb 26, 2022

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

Vera Dreams of the Sea is quiet, searing, and serves as a reminder to never underestimate the underdog.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 17, 2021

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Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

As a relevant study of women, as the filmmaker put it, "caught between tradition and modernity" and a showcase for the charismatic Aidini, it gets the job done, and artfully so.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 16, 2021

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Synopsis

Vera is a middle-aged sign language interpreter, who leads a well-structured life: a wife to a renowned judge, a supportive mother, and a caring grandmother. Her serenity is disrupted by her husband's unexpected suicide followed by an unwelcome, menacing parade of relatives who claim to have ownership over their village family house. When the tendrils of an underworld scheme begin to surface, Vera's world will face danger and seem ready to collapse. Fear and mistrust will force Vera to take the family's fate into her own hands.

Director: Kaltrina Krasniqi
Producer: Shkumbin Istrefi
Screenwriter: Doruntina Basha
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Albanian
Runtime: 1h 27m