Glad that "The Forgiveness of Blood" was again presented
in a NY theater, yesterday I went to see
this gripping story which treats a subject not
new to me since it depicts traditional customs and cultural practices that ruled
for centuries northern Albanian lands where my ancestors lived.
I am aware
that some 'blood feuds' unfortunately
still exists in Albania. Just about a
decade ago I have also met and known a so called 'mediator", when he
actually traveled between the US and Albania, to settle these type of disputes, but he never discussed any of his cases.
What was really interesting to me in this film was
to see this tragedy evolve in the contest of a modern setting. The divide between this ancient rule of law still
being dealt by elders in the same old fashion, versus the modern, at times, as expected, rebellious behavior
of the younger generation using however the
latest technology, was striking.
Several are the
reviews available online, such as the ones from the LA Times, and the Huff Post. What I miss, however, are more details
about the actual performers, whom, I understand, although local, were non professional actors. I thought they all did a wonderful job, but,
for me, Rudina's performance (played by young Sindy Lacej) was consistently excellent.
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