Why an Albanian dictator’s cinematic legacy is being preserved

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In a large archive building in Tirana, Albania’s capital, a team recently began reviewing 45 years of films produced at the behest of former dictator Enver Hoxha. The team is slowly digitalizing decades-worth of documentaries, films and cartoons, ready for public release. But as Jamie Fullerton reports, there are those not so keen on calling attention to a dictator’s handiwork.

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