Europa

Beate is an ambitious executive working at EUROPA, a mysterious corporation looking to expand into the Balkans region. Seemingly promoting philanthropy and investment in underdeveloped areas, Europa actually needs to buy off lands from locals in a remote valley in Albania using Beate as the main negotiator for this ambiguous mission. But things don't go as planned when she is challenged by Jetnor, a stubborn and spiritual farmer who refuses to leave the land of his ancestors.

"The film is built around the spectacular performance of Lilith Stangenberg, who plays the main role. (...) Mortezai has a certain flair when he gives important scores to the amateur actors Gorezi and Kadillari. (...) Thanks to cinematographer Klemens Hufnagl, pays homage to the still untouched rural splendours of Albania, without falling into the sin of stereotypical scenic beauty" (Marko Stojiljković, cineuropa.org).