''Face to Face'' (original title ''Ballë për Ballë'') is a

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Kujtim Çashku Kujtim Çashku (born 5 August 1950) is an Albanian film director and screenwriter who has won numerous awards at international film festivals, including the Critics Prize at the 1996 Bastia Mediterranean Film Festival and the UNESCO Award at the 1 ...

and based on a novel by Albanian author

Ismail Kadare Ismail Kadare (; spelled Ismaïl Kadaré in French; born on 28 January 1936) is an Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. He is a leading international literary figure and intellectual. He focused on poetry until the pu ...

Plot

A translator at the conference of communist parties witnessed the biggest break between the two communist parties. The dramatic events in the military conflict take place on a naval base in Albania, which the Soviets did not dare to adopt.

Cast

* Katerina Biga as Jelena Graçova *

Rajmonda Bulku Rajmonda Bulku (born 16 August 1958, in Cërrik) is an Albanian actress and former politician of Democratic Party of Albania. She appeared in numerous films and theatres as well as Zonja nga Qyteti, Duaje emrin tënd, Të Paftuarit, Vitet e pritj ...

as Zana * Thimi Filipi as Xhemal Struga *

Timo Flloko Timo is a masculine given name. It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch and German societies. It may be used as an abbreviation of Timothy. Arts and entertainment *Timo Alakotila (born 1959), Finnish musician *Timo Andres (born 1985), ...

as Inxhinier Sergej *

Arben Imami Arben Fahri Imami (born 21 January 1958) is an Albanian politician and former actor. He served as the minister of defense between 2009 and 2013. Biography Imami was born in Tirana, and attended the High Institute of Arts of Tirana between 1977 an ...

as Arben Struga *

Bujar Lako Bujar Lako (1 June 1926 – 15 December 1996) was an Albanian actor. Filmography References External links * People from Korçë 20th-century Albanian male actors 21st-century Albanian male actors Albanian male film actors Albani ...

as Mujo Bermema *

Sulejman Pitarka Sulejman Pitarka (1924–2007) was an Albanian actor, writer, and playwright originally from Debar. His family moved to Durrës, Albania, when he was five. His brother was Bashkim Pitarka, who became an Albanian diplomat. He was active in film ...

as Shelenvi *

Kadri Roshi Kadri Roshi (4 January 1924 – 6 February 2007) was an Albanian actor. He was named a People's Artist of Albania The People's Artist () was an honorary title for outstanding art performers of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania, whose ...

as Belul Gjinomadhi * Mevlan Shanaj as Besniku *

Agim Shuke Agim Shuka (April 1942 – 20 May 1992) was an Albanian film and stage actor. Education After graduating from the Higher Institute of Arts (today the Academy of Arts), he started working as an actor in the People's Theatre (today the National T ...

as Komisari i flotës * Stavri Shkurti as Shefi i arkeologjisë *

Ilir Bozo Ilir is an Albanian masculine given name, derived from ''i lirë'', which means "free"., and is primarily a male name of Albanian origin that means Illyrian. People bearing the name include: *Ilir Azemi (born 1992), Kosovar footballer *Ilir Bajri ...

as Ushtari rus i plagosur në nëndetë *

Lola Gjoka Lola Gjoka Aleksi (22 May 1910 – 6 October 1985) was an Albanian pianist during the period of the Communist regime. Life Gjoka was born in Sevastopol in 1910, into an Albanian family. She began learning the piano at the age of six, and her ...

Lola Gjoka
IMDB, Retrieved 23 December 2015 as Plaka Nurihan

References

External links

* Albanian-language films 1979 films 1979 drama films Albanian drama films {{albania-film-stub