She wanted to drive tractors. He wanted to drive her crazy. Communist Albania gets messy.
Marta is a young, energetic girl who wants to become a tractor driver. Her husband, Adem, initially supports her, but then she discovers his true nature.
Production
Authentic 1970s Albanian kolkhoz setting, gloriously specific.
Acting
Elida Topçiu's transformation from hopeful to hardened.
Director
Kristaq Dhamo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Albania's Cultural Revolution period when Enver Hoxha's regime promoted women in industrial labor—while still expecting traditional domestic submission.
Director Kristaq Dhamo was later forced into internal exile for 'decadent' filmmaking; this survived as one of his more 'acceptable' socialist realist works.
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