Besa

Synopsis

BESA vividly portrays how individual Muslims, Christians and Jews of Balkan Peninsula were able to overcome their ethnic and religious hatred in an intense hardship time of World War II. All this resulting in escape and survival of Irene, a Jewish woman running from Nazi prosecution.

Director Biography

Astrit Hykaj was born in North-East of Albania. He graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana, Albania and later he studied at British and American Drama Academy in London, UK. His works mainly consists in writing, directing and producing short films, as well as music videos and ads. He holds a Proficiency in English Language.