Afterwar
Movie Details:
| Country | Finland Denmark |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Release date | February 19, 2024 (Germany) |
| Running time | 1hr 25min |
| Starring | Lirija Abdullahu, Sadije Abdullahu, Xhevahire Abdullahu |
| Directed by | Birgitte Stærmose |
| Written by | Birgitte Stærmose |
| Produced by | Lise Lense-Møller |
| Cinematography by | Troels Rasmus Jensen Marek Wieser |
| Edited by | Åsa Mossberg (Development Editing) Stefan Sundlöf Anne Østerud |
| Music by | Erik Skodvin |
| Production Company | Kabineti Magic Hour Films Oy Bufo Ab |
Cast & Characters:
- Lirija Abdullahu as Sister
- Sadije Abdullahu as Mother
- Xhevahire Abdullahu as Xheva
- Shpresim Azemi as Shpresim
- Besnik Hyseni as Besnik
- Luan Jaha as Father
- Gëzim Kelmendi as Gëzim
- Leotrim Kraniqi as Leotrim
- Florim Krasniqi as Florim
- Shkëlqim Krasniqi as Shkëlqim
- Shpëtim Krasniqi as Shpëtim
- Molike Maxhuni as Woman in hotel
- Afrim Muçaj as Trafficker
- Valon Selimi as Valon
Storyline:
AFTERWAR has been filmed for over 15 years. Director Birgitte Stærmose originally met the cast in 2008 when they were children selling cigarettes and peanuts on the streets of postwar Pristina and returned in 2018 to film another 5 years with them as adults. The film builds on the lived experience of the cast and is based on extensive interviews and a co-creation process with them. They tell their collective story through monologues spoken directly to the camera as well as staged, scripted scenes, sometimes together with professional actors and sometimes with amateurs. This is not a documentary; nor a true fiction film, but a performative testament to the war that lives on in people, when the fighting is over.