The jury struggled to select a winner among a wealth of excellent performances.

The jury particularly praised Drita Kaba Karaga’s performance, describing it as profound and impressive.

The International Film and Television Festival in Bari, “Bif&st” is one of the most important cinematographic events in the Mediterranean region.

The director said he was thrilled to return to Bari, 35 years after his arrival on the “Vlora” ship as an emigrant.

The story of the movie goes like this:

In order to become a mother to her young and motherless niece, Fran, who, although born a woman, lives the celibate life of a man, has to make the hard choice of either continuing to maintain the status of a “man” or give it all up to reconnect with the feminine maternal feelings that she has suppressed for so long.

THE MAN OF THE HOUSE, Andamion Murataj’s debut as a director entered production in February and was shot in and around Tirana, Albania as a coproduction with Austria and Italy.

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