SHAME AND MONEY
Fiction Shortlist 2027
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2h 9m
Germany, Kosovo, Slovenia, Albania, North Macedonia, Belgium
2026 | 129 min. | Fiction
A couple in their 40s live with their extended family in rural Kosovo making a modest living on their farm. Following a familial dispute, their livelihood is lost.
They are forced to move to Pristina where the pressure to provide for their family weighs heavily on the parents as they do their best to find work and a place to stay. A journey into a hypercapitalist society begins.
Directed by: Visar Morina
Written by: Visar Morina, Doruntina Basha
Produced by: Fabian Altenried, Sophie Ahrens, Kristof Gerega, Visar Morina, Pia Hellenthal, Eshref Durmishi, Danijel Hocevar, Dritan Huqi, Marija Dimitrova, Marc Goyens
Cinematography: Janis Mazuch
Editing: Joëlle Alexis
Production Design: Burim Arifi
Costume Design: Desantila Lika
Make-Up & Hair: Talija Ivančič
Original Score: Mario Batkovic
Sound: Julij Zornik
Casting: Visar Morina
Cast: Astrit Kabashi (Shaban), Flonja Kodheli (Hatixhe), Kumrije Hoxha (Nana), Fiona Gllavica (Adelina), Alban Ukaj (Alban)
Production:
Vicky Bane
https://www.vickybane.com/
Schuldenberg Films
https://www.schuldenbergfilms.com/
World Sales:
The Yellow Affair
https://www.yellowaffair.com/
Press/social media agency:
Kern des Ganzen
https://www.kerndesganzen.de/
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