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Mirush

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Mirush
Directed byMarius Holst
Written by
Produced byGudny Hummelvoll
Starring
CinematographyJohn Andreas Andersen
Edited byGuido Notari
Release date
  • 1 March 2007 (2007-03-01) (Norway)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageAlbanian / Norwegian
Box office$593,263

Mirush (Blodsbånd) is a 2007 Norwegian movie directed by Marius Holst.[1] It tells the story of an Albanian boy, Mirush, who travels to Norway in search of his father.[2] Italian actor Enrico Lo Verso plays the role of Bekim, Mirush's father.

The film was shown in a number of film festivals, winning the top award at the 56th International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Germany.[3] It also won the 24th FesTroia International Film Festival award.[4][5]

Plot

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Mirush leaves Kosovo hoping to find his father in Norway, who abandoned the family when Mirush was very young. Now the father runs a restaurant in Oslo, but he is also in deep debt to the Albanian Mafia. Mirush starts to work in his father's restaurant without letting him know that he is his son.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Mirush". Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Blodsbånd: Mirush und sein Vater / Mirush". Nordische Filmtage Lübeck. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  3. ^ Sippl, Diane (11 November 2007). "MIRUSH Awarded Top Prize for Marius Holst in Mannheim". Cinema Without Borders. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. ^ "24th Troia FesTroia - International Film Festival". Fipresci. June 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  5. ^ Gaspar, José Miguel (2008). ""Mirush": Mirush Versus the World". Fipresci. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
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