Film

The Odyssey of Joy

2025 · 1h 39m · Drama · Comedy

Lis, a 10-year-old boy, whose father is a missing person from the Kosovo war, lives cramped in a small apartment with his family during early 2000. Trying to forget a secret only he knows, Lis joins a French trio of clowns who are in Kosovo to entertain the children of the land. Soon enough Lis will learn that reality will catch up with everyone, and he will have to face his suppressed emotions.

Diar Sadiku

Lis

Lucie Fagedet

Agnés

Frédéric Radepont

Robert

Iñaki Lartigue

Jean-Pierre

Njomza Ibraj Fetiu

Ajshe

Melihate Qena

Gjyshja

Eli Gashi

Nora

Milot Hoxha

Marku

Edon Rizvanolli

Sabit

Dukë Sllamniku

Joni

Tristan Halilaj

Sega

Kumrije Hoxha

Ernest Malazogu

Amir

• Zgjim TerziqiDirector · Writer
• Valmira HyseniProducer
• Marie BallonProducer
• François RayDirector of Photography
• Enis SaraçiEditor

Release date

November 16, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

Albanian

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Drama, Comedy