Awards

Film Press Award – European Work in Progress

Festival

40º Warsaw International Film Festival – International Competition

48º Göteborg Film Festival

29º Sofia Film Festival

16º Bif&est – Bari International Film Festival

33º Arizona Film Festival

Albania’s official nominee for the 2025 Academy Awards

WATERDROP

by Robert Budina

feature film (Albania; Italy; Kosovo; North Macedonia)

Synopsis

Aida, city hall manager in a small southern Albanian town by the shore of Ochrid Lake, has to fight against the infernal machine of a corrupt system, of which she herself is a part, when her teenage son Mark becomes involved in a gang rape scandal that could send him to jail for a long time. 

Cast

GRESA PALLASKA Aida

ARBEN BAJRAKTARAJ Ilir

EDOARDO ROSSI Stefano

GERHARD KOLONECI Ben

PAOLO IANCU Mark

ADEM KARAGA Elvis

EDOARDO ROSSI Stefano

HENRI TOPI Denis

KLODJANA KECO Monda

XHESIKA BIZGJONI Bora

Crew

director ROBERT BUDINA

story ROBERT BUDINA 

screenplay ROBERT BUDINA, DORUNTINA BASHA, AJOLA DAJA

DoP MARIUS PANDURU

assistant director EDOARDO TAGLIAVINI

continuity supervisor ENXHI RISTA

production manager LAURED ISUFAJ

production designer LEANDËR LJARJA

costume designer EMIR TURKESHI GRAMO

make-up SERENA GIOIA

hairstyling RETI MEHMETI

sound ROBERTO GAMBOTTO REMORINO

sound designer MIRKO GUERRA

editor ENRICO GIOVANNONE

assistant editor MORENA TERRANOVA

produced by
ERAFILM, AVANPOST, REDIBIS FILM 

a coproduction
ILIRIA FILM, MANUFAKTURA PRODUCTION

with the support of 
CENTRO NAZIONALE CINEMATOGRAFICO ALBANESE, MINISTERO DELLA CULTURA ITALIANO, CENTRO NAZIONALE CINEMATOGRAFICO DEL KOSOVO, AGENZIA CINEMATOGRAFICA DELLA MACEDONIA SETTENTRONIALE, AVANPOST, SEE CINEMA NETWORK, EURIPA CREATIVA

produced by 
SABINA KODRA, CARMEN RIZAC,
DANIELE SEGRE, DANIELE DE CICCO

co-produced by 
LUAN KRYEZIU, SASHO PAVLOVSKI