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Waterdrop

Robert Budina
Albania, 2024, 91 min.

In Albanian and Italian with English subtitles.

Aida, 45 years old, city hall manager in a small Southern Albanian town by the shore of Ochrid Lake has to fight against the infernal machine of a corrupt system, of which she’s a herself a part of, when her teenage son Mark becomes involved in a rape scandal that could send him to jail.

Director's Statement

Waterdrop explores the painful experience of a mother facing the consequences of her own participation and complicity in a corrupt system. Embedded in a suspenseful thriller asks the very profound question: How much are you willing to sacrifice for justice?

Category: Drama.

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