Best Albanian drama movies
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch drama films from Albania, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Red Poppies on the Wall (1976)
Red Poppies on the Wall (1976)
In an orphanage in Tirana at the beginning of the Second World War during the occupation by the Italian fascists, a group of boys make plans to rebel against the despotic director and the oppression by the management.
Bloodlands (2017)
Bloodlands (2017)
A struggling family in Albania, wrestling with tradition, must unite against a mysterious clan's aggressions, leading to a 'blood feud' that is all too familiar in the Balkans.
The Mistake (1986)
The Mistake (1986)
Martin is a curious boy, but because of his personality, he often has misunderstandings with his parents, siblings, and teachers.
Hive (2021)
Hive (2021)
Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo so she sets up her own small business to provide for her kids, but as she fights against a patriarchal society that does not support her, she faces a crucial decision: to wait for his return, or to continue to persevere.
Tomka and His Friends (1977)
Tomka and His Friends (1977)
Tomka is a boy who likes playing football with his friends. When the German army captures his town, the German soldiers establish their camp in the town stadium. Tomka with help from his friends and their parents organizes sabotage actions against the soldiers.
Waterdrop (2024)
Waterdrop (2024)
Aida, 45 years old, city hall manager in a small Southern Albanian town by the shore of Ochrid Lake has to fight against the infernal machine of a corrupt system, of which she’s a herself a part of, when her teenage son Mark becomes involved in a rape scandal that could send him to jail.
The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider (2008)
The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider (2008)
It is 1961 and an Albanian student (Nik Xhelilaj) of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, together with a group of Czech students, is shooting his graduate movie on a motorcycle factory, in the small market-town of Český Šternberk, in then Czechoslovakia. Coming from a country that is completely isolated from the rest of Europe, he is fascinated by the lifestyle, society and "erotic exuberance" of the Czech golden youth, yet feeling strong links with his family in his homeland. He falls in love with a married woman (Anna Geislerová), the wife of a police superintendent (Paolo Buglioni) and is insecure about his future.
Concert of 1936 (1978)
Concert of 1936 (1978)
In 1936, two female artists (a singer and a pianist) visit the city of Lushnja, which was very conservative.
Beni Walks by Himself (1975)
Beni Walks by Himself (1975)
Beni is an eight-year-old boy living in Korçë with his parents and leads a sheltered life. His mother is very protective and doesn't let him play outside. When Beni is able to go outside, the neighborhood children make fun of him. One day when his uncle Thomai is visiting, he sees Beni crying after the other children took his horse. Thomai decides to take Beni on horseback to a distant village where he teaches him about life and how to be a man.
The Man with the Cannon (1977)
The Man with the Cannon (1977)
After Mato Gruda, a man living in a remote village in the mountains of Albania, steals a cannon abandoned by the German invaders he has to decide whether to use the weapon to support the Partisan resistance or to avenge his family.
I Love You More (2024)
I Love You More (2024)
After a year of online pillow-talk, Ben, a shy Kosovar teen, is exhilarated to finally meet his first (but secret) love, Leo. Consumed with passion, Ben carefully weaves the plans and cover-story for his much desired romantic tryst with Leo who is arriving from Germany in just one month. Everything must be perfect. Great news, Ben’s mother surprises him and the family with a life changing opportunity, but he just can’t take it yet. He must meet Leo.
Sounds of War (1976)
Sounds of War (1976)
Bardhi, an orphan boy, goes to the city to work in the house of a rich man, where he learns how to play the violin.
Blerta's Engagement (1984)
Blerta's Engagement (1984)
Blerta, captain of the volleyball team, loves Miri, the driver of the cooperative. The nephew of the cooperative chairwoman is also called Miri and he lives in Tirana. Uan Suka, a servile troublemaker, convinces the farther of Blerta to engage his daughter with the nephew of the chairwoman. The confusion solves when the nephew of the chairwoman comes in the cooperative.
The Second November (1982)
The Second November (1982)
A historical drama focusing on the days leading up to Albania's declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire in November 1912.
Our Friend Tili (1981)
Our Friend Tili (1981)
Tili is a troublesome kid who always bothers his teacher and parents. However, they try to make him change his ways.
The Happiness Effect (2019)
The Happiness Effect (2019)
Lea, 21, is being diagnosed with leukemia. Having no time left she starts appreciating every hour, seeing beauty where she's never seen before. Hoping she could change the world, Lea makes a video project aiming to give her contribution to living by creating a viral happiness effect.
At the Beginning of Summer (1975)
At the Beginning of Summer (1975)
In Fascist Albania 1942, Albanian partisans will do all they can to remove the Italian fascists from their country.
Pharmakon (2012)
Pharmakon (2012)
A young pharmacist enters into a casual relationship with a young woman alleged to be his father's secret mistress, in contemporary Tirana.
A 10-minute Swim (2024)
A 10-minute Swim (2024)
In 1970s Albania, personal freedoms are suppressed by the dictatorship. A couple in love will turn against the status quo, yet their choices will wreak havoc to those around them.
The Van (2019)
The Van (2019)
The van finally stops, the doors open and Ben comes out alive. A few more fights and he will be able to pay his way out of Albania, and hopefully, take his father with him.
The Monument (1977)
The Monument (1977)
An old gardener tends for the flowers during the war. Nazis ask him for flowers for their dead.
Passion (1983)
Passion (1983)
Romantic drama.
The Girl of the Mountains (1974)
The Girl of the Mountains (1974)
An unbaptized woman is killed because of the regressive mentality existing in the mountains of northern Albania.
Taulant Wants a Sister (1984)
Taulant Wants a Sister (1984)
Taulant is a 4 year old only child, who is lonesome and wants a sister. However, despite his request, his parents keep ignoring him. Slowly, his parents start listening to him more and decide to consider his request more seriously.
The Albanian Virgin (2023)
The Albanian Virgin (2023)
Albania, 1958. Luana, the daughter of a well respected man in the village, makes friends with Agim, who moved here after his family were banned from the city by the communists. Years later, their childhood friendship turns into teenage love, but without prospects. Luana’s father promised her in marriage to someone else when she was a child. When her father finds out about Luana and Agim’s love, he is furious and immediately arranges for his daughter to be married to the man he chose for her. Luana faces a dilemma: to flee with her lover to Germany, risking being caught by the communists and probably killed, or stay loyal to her family. A poignant love story set in dark times shaped by pressure from old traditions. A deeply human tale about freedom, which is the greatest good even if the price is loneliness.
Dear Enemy (2006)
Dear Enemy (2006)
Dear Enemy tells the true story of the director’s grandfather who became friends with a German officer during the WWII German occupation of Albania while hiding a partisan, an Italian soldier and a Jewish watchmaker in his cellar.
In Every Season (1980)
In Every Season (1980)
Zana and Bardhyl are two students in love with each other. Through the spiritual ups and downs of this love the film reveals their dreams and desires, likes and dislikes. With these characters more or less of the same age, which have their differences, the film delineates the portrait of the student youth.
Strange Wedding (1986)
Strange Wedding (1986)
The year is 1943. At his last breath, partisan Gani asks his friends to make sure that his daughter Sherka is married on the date set in advance for her wedding. Once the wedding ceremony starts, they find out that the bridegroom is a collaborator of the invaders. Sherka decides to cancel her wedding and joins her father s friends in their struggle for the liberation of the country.