The Rise and Fall of Comrade Zylo

The Rise and Fall of Comrade Zylo

2022 · 119 min · Comedy

Albania's top censorship institution of the 1970s - Comrade Zylo is a genius bureaucrat. He orders the talented writer Demka to draft a speech on ideological issues. Demka realizes that he has become a slave to a Machiavellian propaganda master of his superior. In this absurd world, Demka falls in love with Zylo's wife, Adila.

Directed by Fatmir Koçi · Written by Fatmir Koçi

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