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Aleksandër Gruda's escape from the communist regime comes in a film: How they killed my 5-year-old daughter  

2023-10-06 19:53:45Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Aleksandër Gruda's escape from the communist regime comes in a film:
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Over three decades ago, Aleksandër Gruda decided to escape from the communist dictatorship in Albania, together with a group of 15 people. The naval mechanic in Shkodër escaped by hijacking a warship. But the quest for freedom came at a high cost. He lost his five-year-old daughter, who was killed by marines fire. 33 years later, the tragic story returns to the attention of the Albanian and foreign public. Aleksandër Gruda is the protagonist in a documentary film entitled "Alexander". The documentary from Albania will be presented as a competitor for the "Oscars" Awards for the year 2024.

In 1990, shortly before the fall of the communist system in Albania, life under that regime had become unbearable for Aleksandër Gruda, a mechanic of the naval fleet in Shkodër, who had been fired by the decision of the interior ministry.

A few months after the flood of citizens to the foreign embassies in Tirana, he made the decision to escape together with his wife, who was pregnant at the time, his 5-year-old daughter and some other friends.

In September 1990, he led the escape of a group of about 15 people.

Mr. Gruda, then 36 years old, hijacked an Albanian warship and headed for Montenegro, then part of Yugoslavia.

"I was also discussing with some friends. I want to do this to make sure that this system will not be extended again. So there were the embassies… who knows how it will go… now it's the ship, putting the lid on them all. I was one hundred percent sure that it has ended, that everything is in the hands of the people. Everything is for another life", says the survivor of communism for the Voice of America.

The escape did not go as planned. The ship was docked and fired upon.

As a result, Alexander's five-year-old daughter, Anisa Gruda, loses her life.

"One of them comes and tells me, Sander, they killed your daughter. When he told me that the girl was killed, at the moment it depends on how you understand it, how you react. I said he must have been injured, he didn't tell me he was dead. Killed can mean injured. Then I said let's get across as soon as possible. The shells continued, they did not stop", Mr. Gruda continues his story for the Voice of America.

The group managed to escape. After several months of stay in the former Yugoslavia, Mr. Gruda left for the United States where he still lives today with his wife and two children, a son and a daughter.

Although 33 years have passed, the memories of that tragic event are still fresh.

“Unë fotografinë e vajzës e kam këtu, e mbaj gjithmonë, e kam të paharrueshme. Më duket sikur e lashë këtë fëmijë, sikur ajo nuk donte të vinte, por e mora, e mora me zor, sikur donte të më thoshte nuk dua të vij, mos më vrit baba. Unë e mora atë për ta shpëtuar. Është pesë vjeç e gjysmë”, thotë zoti Gruda.

Kjo histori tragjike është kthyer në një film dokumentar të titulluar “Alxander”, protagonist i së cilit është vetë Aleksandër Gruda.

Regjisori Ardit Sadiku thotë se ky projekt u realizua midis Nju Jorkut, Shqipërisë, Malit të Zi dhe Australisë.

Në një intervistë për Zërin e Amerikës, zoti Sadiku thotë se qëllimi i projektit është të ndajë me shikuesit heroizmin e përpjekjeve për liri të Alekeksandër Grudës, familjarëve e miqve të tij.

“Sepse Aleksandri, si shumë të tjerë, e mori atë hap të madh në një formë shumë heroike, sepse ai ka rrezikuar jetën e tij, familjes dhe të miqve të tij. Për mua objektivi kryesor nuk ka qenë të tregoj se sa i ashpër ishte komunizmi, sepse atë e dimë ne, e di e gjithë bota si ka qenë Shqipëria, por të tregoj se çfarë mund të bëjë një person që të arrijë lirinë”, thotë zoti Sadiku.

Realizimi i këtij filmi lehtëson dhimbjen e Aleksandrit, i cili vazhdon ta vuajë humbjen e vajzës nga dora e sistemit komunist.

“Duket që kam kalu një jetë dyfishe. Duket se jam ripërtëri, se kam kenë nën stresin dhe presionin e kësaj vajze tan jetën. Bile, bile e kam dënu vedin, e kam dënue që të mos gëzoj këtu veç për hir të saj. Tash me kët film i ka la të gjitha”, thotë zoti Gruda me zë të dridhur, mes lotësh.

The documentary film "Alexander" is Albania's official selection for the "Oscars" Academy Awards in the "Best International Film" category for 2024.

Director Sadiku does not want to comment on his expectations in the most popular film competition in the world, but he has a message for all young directors.

"Let's roll up our sleeves and make movies, let's not wait. We have noticed this desire to wait, but by waiting you lose the desire to make a film, to do what you want and to make a difference, because by not making a change you end up making a survival. It is not a solution to just survive", says Mr. Gruda.

The ceremony of announcing the winners of the "Oscars" Awards will take place in March next year./ VOA


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