Albania's World War II dead are acknowledged in this flag-waver from the Enver Hoxha era. The film was banned immediately upon completion; apparently its soundtrack - consisting primarily of heartbeats - deemed reactionary by the Hoxha government. Finally restored and made available in 2016, the film is revealed to be what it was all along: a respectful salute to those who fought Nazism and to those who would defend 1970s Albania from outside forces (Albania was not a Warsaw Pact country, and likely feared the Soviet Union as much as it did NATO). The uncredited orchestral pop song that concludes the film is a real gem that will be appreciated by fans of Scott Walker and Mina's 'Se Telefonando' - who is the performer?
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