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Kosovo Film Explores Urban Strain and Class Struggles

1/31/2026

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Kosovo's film Shame and Money, directed by Visar Morina, follows dairy farmer Shaban as his family faces ruin after his brother abandons them.
Shaban and his wife Hatixhe relocate to Pristina and rely on Hatixhe's wealthy sister for part-time work, highlighting urban economic strain.
The screenplay explores social class and personal corruption in capitalism, avoiding binaries, and ends with a Bill Clinton statue symbolizing shifting ideals.

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Story summary

Kosovo's film Shame and Money, directed by Visar Morina, follows dairy farmer Shaban as his family faces ruin after his brother abandons them.
Shaban and his wife Hatixhe relocate to Pristina and rely on Hatixhe's wealthy sister for part-time work, highlighting urban economic strain.
The screenplay explores social class and personal corruption in capitalism, avoiding binaries, and ends with a Bill Clinton statue symbolizing shifting ideals.