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I Believe the Portrait Saved Me

2025Directed by Alban Muja

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Released: February 16, 2025
Runtime: 10m

About I Believe the Portrait Saved Me

Documentary

Synopsis

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
Original title: Mua besoj më shpëtoj portreti

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Skender MujaHimself

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