The weeping house of qala
In the quaint little village of Qala, Gozo, Emily Edevane was abandoned
RELEASED
2019
DIRECTED BY
Mark Doneo
Keith Albert Tedesco
Synopsis
In the quaint village of Qala, Gozo, Emily Edevane was abandoned by her husband and left alone to raise three young children. Forty years later, a Maltese documentary crew arrives at the now desolate and decaying house to uncover why no one has heard from the family since.
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Did you know?
Titled Hemm Dar il-Qala in Maltese, the film was inspired by the filmmaker’s stay in an old Qala farmhouse. During the visit, several members of the group struggled to open the front door one night, sparking the idea in writer/director Mark Doneo’s mind: ‘What if we could never leave?’