Reference Code I/2-1003
Title Nostalgia for the railway
Synopsis Old train driver Hamdi Rama looking at his train. He will make his last journey tomorrow he retires. View of the railways. View of the port, loading and unloading of the train wagons. West the sun. Hamidi remembers the sufferings he endured as a child. View of his village (Shijakut). The train entering the tunnel. View of the small bridge. Chronicle of the volunteer Hamdi. Construction of the bridge. steam. View of today’s modern trains. Hamdiu meets the veteran train driver Agim Kraja in whose train his friend Enver rode on the day of the inauguration of the first railway. Chronicle of this journey. Hamdiu remembers the meeting with a mountaineer who had never seen a train before eyes. Highlander gazes curiously at the train. Hamdiu remembers the blockade of the 60s. The port full of chrome and the steamers that did not come. View of the wild sea. View of the empty wagons. View of the metallurgist at night. Aspects of the train journey at night. Groom and Hamdi’s son are train drivers. Throwing sand on the iron road to prevent the train from slipping. The mechanic’s work during a bad time. The rain falling furiously and the mechanic fixing the train defect. The train running at night. (258.90m) Hamdiu traveling at night .The train coming out of the tunnel. Morning. View of industrial and agricultural works. Train workers resting, having breakfast. Uncle Hamdiu who is now retired looking at the station. View of his house. Photo of the retirement ceremony. Hamdiu is meeting with his pensioner friends. Hamdiu catching fish. The son and the groom consult with Hamdiu about work problems. ,70m)
Awards
Screenwriter Luan Rama
Scriptwriter
Director Liri Brahimi
Composer Nina Harito
Camera Aleksander Kasneci
Designer
Editing Veronika Coku
Sound Vangjel Leka
Category Documentaries
Chroma
Year 1987
Release date 1987
Reels 2
Lenght (in minutes) 16min
Country of origin Shqiperi
Shooting locations Durres
Producers Kinostudio “Shqiperia e re”
Notes
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