The story takes place in March 1999, Kosovo. It is the period of NATO bombing. Massive displacement of Albanians on ethnic basis. Terror, fear, insecurity and hunger have plagued the town of Gjakova.
Acting
Rinaldo Rocco's haunted restraint as an Italian aid worker.
Direction
Xhuvani's unflinching intimacy amid NATO chaos.
Director
Gjergj Xhuvani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gjergj Xhuvani filmed in actual Gjakova locations still bearing 1999 damage; locals appear as extras, some reliving their own displacement.
The 'angels' of the title refers ironically to NATO pilots—distant, decisive, and utterly detached from the ground chaos their bombs create.
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