The Swelling River
1981, Albanian. Directed by Besim Sahatçiu.
In a mining plant in Kosovo, as occurs in many work organizations across the country, workers continue to win new positions in the self-management. The former miner and fighter - now general manager of the factory - is on the side of the workers, but has troubles in personal life.
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Albanian
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Original title
- Përroi vërshues
- Country
- Yugoslavia
- Written by
- Petrit Imami
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The Swelling River runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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The Swelling River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Swelling River?
The Swelling River (1981) was directed by Besim Sahatçiu and stars Istref Begolli, Abdurrahman Shala, Vojislav Mirić.