An amateur cycling team from Albania heads to France to take part in a tournament only to discover on the way that revolution has broken out back home.
Direction
Xhuvani balances deadpan comedy with genuine historical weight.
Writing
Dialogue that captures the absurdity of regime collapse in real time.
Acting
Amateur cyclists turned actors—authenticity you can't cast for.
Director
Gjergj Xhuvani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Albania's actual post-communist chaos, the film captures a nation literally pedaling away from its past.
Most of the 'cyclists' were genuine amateurs recruited from Tirana—Xhuvani wanted bodies that knew exhaustion.
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