Red Poppies on Walls

Red Poppies on Walls (Albanian: Lulekuqët mbi Mure) is a 1976 Albanian drama film directed by Dhimitër Anagnosti. The film is based on the auto-biographical book by Petraq Qafzezi.

Red Poppies on Walls
Directed by	Dhimitër Anagnosti
Written by	Petraq Qafzezi
Starring	Timo Flloko Agim Qirjaqi Kadri Roshi
Cinematography	Pëllumb Kallfa
Music by	Kujtim Laro
Distributed by	Albafilm
Release date	January 9, 1976 (1976-01-09)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Albania
Language	Albanian

A restored version of the movie was published by the Albanian Central State Film Archive in December 2023, with the financial support of the "Season of Classic Films" program of the Association of European Cinematheques and the Europe Creative Desk – MEDIA program. The restoration was carried out in the studio Dabimus srl, which is part of the "Aldo Moro" University of Bari, Italy.

Plot

The film takes place in an orphanage in Tirana, Albania, in the beginning of World War II during occupation of the Italian fascists and tells the story of the harsh lives of the orphans living in total oppression and manipulation and uprising against the corrupt school system.

Cast

• Strazimir
• Enea Zeku
• Artur Hoxholli
• Krenar Arifi
• Kadri Roshi
• Agim Qirjaqi
• Timo Flloko

External links

• Lulëkuqet mbi mure at IMDb
• Lulëkuqet mbi mure - restauruar në 4K nga Arkivi Qendror Shtetëror i Filmit is the restored version of the movie published by the Albanian Central State Film Archive in December 2023.