It's a small village in Albania in 1943. The Italians have been scattered by the Resistance, and 6,000 German troops have moved in (in the entire nation, not the village) and have taken the field on which Sotiraq Çili, his friends, his dog, and a goat play football. The non-denominational partisans want to protect the boys, but they need information on the fascists; since the boys have been playing football in the road by the field, they can observe and report without raising suspicion.
It's a well made film, and the kids act like kids, not really understanding the situation or the stakes involved, but loyal Albanians to a fault. Xhanfize Keko had spent most of her earlier career directing documentaries. By the time her directing career was done in 1985, she had directed 21 movies, ten of them story films She died in 2007, aged 79.
It's a well made film, and the kids act like kids, not really understanding the situation or the stakes involved, but loyal Albanians to a fault. Xhanfize Keko had spent most of her earlier career directing documentaries. By the time her directing career was done in 1985, she had directed 21 movies, ten of them story films She died in 2007, aged 79.