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Vera Dreams of the Sea

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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.

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Jessica Kiang Variety 11/23/2021
This nuanced, nervy story [is] as much a character portrait as it is a social critique. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International 11/09/2021
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. Go to Full Review Jay Weissberg The Film Verdict 02/26/2022
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. Go to Full Review Morgan Rojas Cinemacy 11/17/2021
3.5/5
Vera Dreams of the Sea is quiet, searing, and serves as a reminder to never underestimate the underdog. Go to Full Review Alex Saveliev Film Threat 11/16/2021
7/10
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Kaltrina Krasniqi

Director

Teuta Ajdini Jegeni

Actor

Alketa Sylaj

Actor

Refet Abazi

Actor

Astrit Kabashi

Actor

Doruntina Basha

Screenwriter

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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