I Believe the Portrait Saved Me
2025•10m•Released
Documentary
Twenty-five years after his abduction during the Kosovo War, painter Skender Muja recalls a pivotal moment of survival. Held in a detention center, he was ordered to draw a Serbian commander’s portrait to save his life.
Director
Alban Muja
Writer
Alban Muja
Languages
Albanian
Studio
038Studio
Cast
Skender Muja
Himself
Production
Company
038Studio
Company
Asfalt Films
Company
Qendra Production
Producer
Edon Rizvanolli
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