The Delegation 2018

Overview

The Delegation is a 2018 Albanian drama film that explores political circumstances during the final years of the communist regime. Directed by Bujar Alimani, the film features a screenplay written by Artan Minarolli, who passed away prior to the start of production. The story is set in 1990, a time when a European delegation arrives in Tirana to monitor the progress of reforms within the country. The narrative follows a government official who is assigned a specific mission. He must travel to a remote prison to retrieve an important dissident and transport the individual back to the capital city. The film has a runtime of one hour and seventeen minutes. It was released in the United States on January 5, 2020. The production is categorized as a drama and is known in Albanian as Delegacioni. The project is documented in various film databases, which provide information regarding its cast and crew. The film serves as a historical drama reflecting on the transition period in Albania during the late twentieth century.