The Invocation of Enver Simaku (2018)

The Invocation of Enver Simaku: Directed by Marco Lledó Escartín. With Antonio de la Cruz, Piro Milkani, Laertis Vasiliou, Margarita Xhepa. What did they see? What did they think? What or who did they awaken? 18 years have passed since the pogrom of Mesopotam, Albania. 18 years without Angela, television camera woman, killed during a bloody night of rioting. 18 years since that ghostly and deteriorated video footage which keeps awake and obsesses Julien every night. On the night of February 23, 1997 was the eve of “The lottery insurgence” of Vlora, that well known insurrection that had thrust Albania into the spotlight, capturing the worlds attention for a few days. But the city of Vlora was 180 kilometers from Mesopotam. The reason for what was going on there was a different one. What happened that night? Why? Today, 18 years later, Julien returns to Albania without the television sponsorship but with a determination to understand the reason that his wife Angela died. And with the help of his old Albanian collaborators he will try to get deep into a sea of impossible records, police files and visions of beyond. Until the fear and the insinuation release the terror again.

“This is a very strange film. If I hadnu0026#39;t written down the title a while ago it would be impossible to find. Google u0026#39;Albanian horroru0026#39; and itu0026#39;s nowhere to be seen.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s simultaneously a tourist promotional video of Albaniau0026#39;s beauty spots, a political protest, and a stylish horror story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s beautifully shot, but has some strange issues. The actors talk in English, except when they donu0026#39;t. Not a problem if it had subtitles and the scenes didnu0026#39;t go on for ten minutes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe main actor is very serious, but also painfully monotonous. Itu0026#39;s just a drowning noise after a while. The film also includes a genuinely creepy shot of an actresses. It just goes on and on and on. I suspect the director is a good candidate for a certain register.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe horror element is good, and actually builds towards a fairly satisfying resolution.”