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Shame and Money

Shame and Money

Hatixhja dhe Shabani Director Visar Morina

2 hr. 10 min. · Germany, Kosovo, Slovenia, Albania, North Macedonia, Belgium, 2026 · Drama · Albanian · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · Pegi 13

About the film

Shaban and his wife Hatixhe run a small cattle farm in rural Kosovo. After a family dispute costs them their herd, their main source of income, they move to Pristina with their daughters in search of work. When Hatixhe’s family offers them jobs cleaning a nightclub, Shaban accepts, but the help brings him more humiliation than relief. The poorly paid work takes its toll, while adapting to a new life governed by the rules of capitalism becomes increasingly unbearable. Shame and Money offers a humane portrait of working life in contemporary Kosovo, asking whether dignity can be preserved in today’s market economy. The film won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival and has since screened at numerous international festivals.
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Details

Running time
2 hr. 10 min.
Country, year
Germany, Kosovo, Slovenia, Albania, North Macedonia, Belgium, 2026
Genre
Drama
Language
Albanian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
Pegi 13

Credits

Director
Visar Morina
Screenplay
Visar Morina, Doruntina Basha
Producers
Visar Morina, Pia Hellenthal, Fabian Altenried, Sophie Ahrens, Kristof Gerega
Cinematography
Janis Mazuch
Music
Mario Batkovic
Cast
Astrit Kabashi, Flonja Kodheli, Kumrije Hoxha, Fiona Gllavica, Alban Ukaj
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Sandanso kino festivalis World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
  • Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic · 2026
Visar Morina

Director

Visar Morina

Visar Morina was born in Pristina and lives in Cologne. From 2004 to 2010, he studied film at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. His short films have received awards at festivals in Germany and abroad. His debut feature, Father (2015), won the Best Director Award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, as well as awards for directing and screenwriting at the Munich Film Festival. Morina attended Scanorama in 2016 to present the film.

Screenings

3 screenings in 2 cities.

  1. Sunday, November 8 18:00 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 10 Tickets
  2. Wednesday, November 11 21:00 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 12 Tickets