Father and Godfather

TheeventstakeplaceinasmallAlbanianvillage,aroundthe1930s.Thisisolatedland,dominatedbyritualsandpatriarchalrelationshipsisthespiritthatwelcomesthenewbornchildofAbas.Servet,aco-villager,emigrantintheUnitedStatesofAmericacomesbackinhishomelandbringinganewvisionandanewmentality,whichservesasaninspirationforthe10yearsoldboy,Gjoleka,thesonofAbas.Gjolekafoundshimselfinbetweenoftheideasofhiswildfather,Abasandhisgodfather,Servet.Gjolekasymbolizestheyounggenerationinthedifficultrealitiesthatoffersmallandunderdevelopedcountries,wheretheoutsideworldconstitutesanirresistibleattraction.Themovieshowswithadeeprealismthehumanrelationships,suchaslove,jalousie,hate,theimpossibilitytobeintegratedwithanotherworld,makingthiswayacruelautopsyoftheweirdsocietytowhich,"sometime"webelong.