Dua
A feature film by Blerta Basholli, written with Nicole Borgeat
Prishtina, Kosovo, late 1990s. As war looms and ethnic tensions escalate, 13-year-old Dua struggles to find her place among her peers and within her changing body. After an incident shakes her community, she becomes a target herself and bonds with a fearless girl, Maki, who draws her toward an unexpected form of resistance. Between the daily violence and the growing threat of exile, there is little room for quiet awakenings.
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World premiere:
2026, Cannes Film Festival - Semaine de la Critique
Awards:
2026, Prix SACD de la Semaine de la Critique, Cannes Film Festival
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Coproducers: Ikonë Studio (XK), Kazak Productions (FR), ARTE France Cinéma (FR), RTS – Radio Télévision suisse (CH)
Cast: Pinea Matoshi, Yllka Gashi Kushtrim Hoxha Vlera BilalliAndi Bajgora Fiona Abdullahu, Kaona Matoshi, Arben Bajraktaraj
Writers: Blerta Basholli, Nicole Borgeat
Director: Blerta Basholli
Producers: Britta Rindelaub & Thomas Reichlin, Valon Bajgora, Amaury Ovise
Cinematographer: Lucie Baudinaud, AFC
Production Designer: Sasho Blazhevski
Costume Designer: Leonora Mehmeti Hoxha
Hair & Make Up: Juliette Lamy-au-Rousseau
Editor: Enis Saraçi
Sound Department: Marc von Stürler, Philippe Ciompi
Specs: 100’, CH, XK, FR
Language: Albanian, Serbian
Blerta Basholli
Born in 1983 in Kosovo, Blerta Basholli successively studied philosophy and then cinema at the University of Prishtina. She continued her training at the New York City – Tisch School of Art – Film and Television.
Filmography
2021 Hive
2013 Third Entrance
2012 The three of us
2010 Lena and Me
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