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Heretic, the Athens-based boutique production company and sales agent, has acquired world sales rights for “Vera Dreams of the Sea,” the feature-length debut of Kosovan director Kaltrina Krasniqi, which will have its world premiere in the Horizons sidebar of the Venice Film Festival. Variety has also been given exclusive access to the film’s trailer.

Set in modern Kosovo, “Vera Dreams of the Sea” centers on Vera, a sign-language interpreter for a local news station, who is confronted with an unwelcome and stark reality after the suicide of her husband, a newly retired and revered judge. As Vera begins to untangle the messy aftermath, she has to fight a Kosovo patriarchy steeped in centuries-old male traditions in order to secure a future for her daughter.

Written by Doruntina Basha and produced by Shkumbin Istrefi and Krasniqi, the film, which was lensed in Kosovo and Albania, echoes the experiences of the...