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A Coffee and a New Pair of Shoes

Synopsis

What happens to a human being when their windows of perception are irreversibly blocked? Upon discovering the imminent blindness that fate holds for them, Agim and Gëzim, two identical, inseparable, and Deaf twin brothers, construct a new language made of opaque silences.

We are in Tirana, in present times, where the brothers, in their thirties, live together under the same roof. Ana, Gëzim's girlfriend, a young and energetic woman, visits them quite often. One night, Agim is driving home with Gëzim when his vision becomes blurred, and he nearly has a fatal accident. A few days later, at the ophthalmologist, they discover that, due to a rare genetic disease, they will progressively and irreversibly lose their sight.

In this story based on true events, the raw and, at times, cruel beauty found in sadness reveals itself in poetic temporal spaces. Slowly plunging into unbearable darkness, unable to see the world or each other, and with only Ana for company, over a cup of coffee and a new pair of shoes, the two brothers are faced with a firm decision.

In this cinematic allegory of the very limits of cinema, there is a journey to be made through melancholy and discomfort that seems to end only when it becomes comfort or, perhaps, something new to discover.

Trailer

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Credits:

Director and Writer: Gentian Koçi
Producers: Blerina Hankollari & Gentian Koçi
Co-producers: Irini Vougioukalou & Konstantina Stavrianou & Maria João Mayer & Liridon Cahani
Cast: Edgar Morais & Rafael Morais & Drita Kabashi
Art Direction: Denisa Oruci
Cinematography: Ilias Adamis
Editing: Myrto Karra
Costume Design: Emir Turkeshi Gramo

Awards

• Bergamo Film Meeting, 2023
  Best Director Award

• Cinedays European Film Festival, 2023
  Golden Sun Award for Best Film in the SEE Program
  Macedonian Film Critics Association Award

• Pristina International Film Festival, 2023
  Best Actor Award (Edgar Morais and Rafael Morais)

• Thessaloniki International Film Festival, 2023
  Audience Award

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