This Thursday, Eduart Grishaj and Angela Halili were invited to 'Abc e Pasdites', who talked about the filming and premiere of the movie Sofia. Apart from the story that the film itself has, the cast of actors selected very carefully, the detail that stood out was Arbana Osmani as a producer and actress in this director's film.
The moderator asks during the conversation in the studio what it's like to have your wife as a producer. Eduarti answered that working with Arbana is comfortable and even underlined that when he is busy, he includes others in his work, sharing tasks and responsibilities.
As for her role as a journalist in the film, Edi said that, like all the other actors who passed the auditions, Arbana also auditioned. She wanted to be part of the film because it suited a journalist very well to go to the detached part of the story in the film, but also because Arbana is one of the most beloved journalists in the Albanian media market.
"I really needed her presence in the film that the actor Abri goes to ask for a favor to find a relative of Sofia. Even if she was not my wife, I would ask Arbana to play this role because she was like a bridge that connected the events to me. But Arbana also passed the audition and we were successful together. Then it goes to what you said that he can be a man who has influence and can bring people to see him."
Meanwhile, Angela Halili was a beautiful discovery. She had accepted Eduarti's offer only to learn the Albanian language. The actress comes to Albania for the first time after 24 years, as she lives in America.
"Kena spoke and I took the videos, we talked about the role and when I learned that I was coming, I was very happy. And I wanted you to speak Albanian to me, and I know I don't speak Albanian well, but I love it," said Angela.
Meanwhile, for the director himself, it has been a time full of work and no sleep, and they expect the same in the coming days because the film will be in every cinema in the country and abroad, while waiting for Big Brother and the Song Festival to start. Ermali asks him if they write to him to make them part of his projects and Edi said that they are writing to him and he watches them very carefully and when he has the opportunity he lends a hand to young people who want to work.
"There are also people who say that we enjoy getting involved in the projects you do, and to be honest, I watch and read them. To introduce them to the Festival, I don't have the tag, but what they say, put me in the movie or Big Brother, they are very young, I think if they are talented and write with great courage, and throughout my career I have tried to to support the young people, because when I first came, I needed someone to listen to me and someone to give me the opportunity. Every time I have been given the opportunity, I have given my hand to someone as far as I can."