DEBUNKING THE MYTH - ALBANIA
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
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Join Kyle on an unforgettable adventure as he sets out to uncover the real Albania, a country often misunderstood. In *Debunking the Myth: Albania*, Kyle meets locals, historians, and fellow travelers who help him expose the truth and shatter the negative myths that have surrounded this vibrant nation for years.
Through Kyle’s eyes, you’ll experience a land steeped in history, culture, and breathtaking natural beauty. From the rugged peaks of the Albanian Alps to the magical point where the Adriatic and Ionian Seas meet, Kyle immerses himself in the warmth and hospitality of a people proud of their heritage and eager to share their stories.
With every step, Kyle discovers that Albania is not just a safe and welcoming place for travellers, but a hidden gem waiting to be explored. Packed with stunning visuals and powerful storytelling, this documentary is a must-watch for anyone seeking adventure, culture, and a fresh perspective on a country ready to shine.
Producer: Evi Spaho & Kyle Roth
Director: Aldo Marku
DoP: Alvis Mine
Editor: Mentor Selmani
Sound: Ana Veseli
Color Grade: Keid Balla
Sound As: Erlin Malo
Sound design: Darko Spasowski
Old footage reel: Fatmir Çepani
Dancers: Genc Kastrati & Helga Saraçi
Blueberry's Production ©
French born with Albanian origins, i feel hundred percent safer in Albania each time i go there than in my everyday's life around Paris.
I had a convo this summer in the south of Albania with a woman from France,I pick her in my car randomly and she said the exact this as you said. She had been in all yhr north of Albania and then moved to the south and said that I didn't have any problem during my days here more then in Paris. I feel good because most foreigners thinks we live still in 1997.
Are you a descendant of Stradioti?
@@arrabona916Could be loo
@@arrabona916 No my grandfather was royalist and close to King Zog that's how he ended up in Paris. He was burried near Zog's grave before Zog's remainings were sent back to Albania in 2012.
I kept very strong ties with Albania and i try to go as much as i can. I love Albania!
Albania has the nicest people I've ever met second only to Indonesians
Albania is one of the safest countries in Europe. If you show respect you will be treated with kindness and hospitality but if you try to mess around even a bad word can get you in trouble.
I just spent 4 months in kosovo and Albania, i went to almost every beach in Albania, I was in aw the whole time. Absolutely beautiful
Kosovo is serbia ☦️🇷🇸
@zenosama1157 in your dreams maybe. Serbia is Illyria which also belongs to ALBANIANS. Kosova and Albania will re-unite and Serbia will find out one day
@@zenosama1157 🤣🤣🤣The only 3 words any srb ever learns! You people are ridiculous!🤣🤣🤣
@@ConcernedCiti-Zen😂😂😂😂🎉
@@Gerico9008 You replied to a comment of mine that YT deleted I guess. What was the comment?
The tradition of the Albanians are not old but ancient!
you are not illirian,there is no proof that albanians are ancient illirians
@@Mrgud-wr3ddthere is but if you live in a cave I’d understand why you don’t think so.
@@tonycamaj7243 where is the proof:-) in albanian history?
@@tonycamaj7243 you living literally in albania...
Just read you’ll find the answer. No, I don’t live in Albania. I am Albanian though.
When i visited London as an 18 y old, I remember I got mugged th first day and lost my phone, yet as of 30 years in Albania something like that never happend to me. The ridiculous media fed news...
Exactly! Never felt danger there.
Yes. It's so stupid from the foreigners to be so ignorant and refuse getting information beforehand being judgemental of a certain country / culture etc.
I am Albanian and instead of being asked an open question about my country, I am being asked how we deal with the shooting in the streets and the danger around. 😂
Yo my man...I'm Albanian living in London..Albania it's not dangerous as people around the world think..
Albania 🇦🇱 it's dangerous unless your looking for trouble as that guy told you in Lazarat...I'm from northern Albania 🇦🇱 and is the same there...I've been in few countries over the world and Albania it's not one of them countries that people come and stick a knife on tourists for 50 £ or your mobile phone. We as a people have honour...Unless you really are looking for trouble Albania 🇦🇱 probably is one of the safest countries in the world 🌎....Saying that yes we do have killing and shooting in Albania 🇦🇱 but that is mostly between the big families and is related to Drug and money businesses or for disrespecting one another in public...But overall for tourists Albania 🇦🇱 is very safe and we love America 🇺🇸 and American people they are always welcome 🙏. Hope you enjoyed Albania 🇦🇱 and please do come back and visit...We love America 🇺🇸 and UK 🇬🇧 Germany 🇩🇪 and Europe 🇪🇺...
What up shqipe! Pershendes nga NYC
We got a bad reputation because the others (outside our borders) wanted to.
Pershendetje nga California vlla!
Albanian women are totally shum bukur. 100% TRUE.
I agree 😊
Ta qi mamin ngoj
@@noizy_alphashow9987po cke mo burr. Mendjen te q e ke.
Americans have been there for Albanians in bad times that's why 🇦🇱 have so much respect for Americans
@@surimani2890 🙏🏼👏💪💪🇺🇸👍🇦🇱🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️ love from New York USA 🇺🇸
I’m proud to be Albanian 💪🇦🇱
My man, I really appreciate this video. It's a little culture and history view about Albania, but we have a lot more than that and I'm so excited to see you enjoying the place.
Thank you so much! I’m happy you liked it. I go to Albania every year and every year there is something new to see.
Your energy is amazing! Great documentary! 🙌🏽
Thank you so much! 🙏🏻
It's beautiful you spoke and made this video about our beautiful country but I CANNOT believe you never mentioned our National hero Gjierg Kastrioti Skanderbeg!!!
His story it was worth telling more than talking to talk local Lazarat guy😅. Overall great work and appreciated
While you’ve made an effort to highlight Albania’s progress, the dramatic imagery of a gun to your head and staged confrontations in your teaser and marketing materials overshadow the very message you’re trying to convey.
Presenting guns, drugs, and poverty in such a sensationalized way distorts reality and unfairly emphasizes problems that are not as prevalent as your portrayal suggests.
You as the creator, a dentist from Raleigh, North Carolina -where the violent crime rate is 5 per 1,000 residents compared to Albania’s much lower rate of 1.46 per 100,000-it might be worth considering whether these theatrics are necessary or respectful to another country.
Albania deserves better.
I haven't seen yet the documentary but if such dramatic portrayel has been done than it doesn't even deserve to be watched
Literally Albania is one of the safest countries in Europe.
The issue is that news in Albania concentrate on bad news only
The imagery is the myth that needed to be debunked, and everything about the video was nice and true. So not a problem at all.
albania murder rate over the past 30 year is higher than usa
Totally agreed. No point in making theatrical scenes.
you might've never clicked on the video otherwise
Very fascinating documentary. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching!
You welcome KAR 🙋🏻😂
in my village, we still honor keeping ones word among men. your word is your honor, break your word then you have no honor amongst men in the village. honor killing is not practiced. brilliant documentary 👏
As an Albanian i respect you for this documentary you are always welcome here :)
Thank you so much!
Man love your video, the honesty and the detail of showing to the world what Albania it really is and stands for… You even opened my eyes to truly understand my own country after seeing it from your prospective.You couldn’t have put it better….
💯 percent nailed it 🫡
🤝🍻
Thank you so much for the kind words!
I am Albanian. And Albanians are the nicest, most hospitable, and trustworthy people you'll ever meet. Our word is worth more than anything in this world. When we give it to you, nothing can break it. When you talk in terms of danger, if we are crossed in the wrong way, we are just as dangerous as anybody else in this world, maybe just a little bit more. 🤨
All my Albanian friends are the most trustworthy for sure.
Thank you!! Really enjoyed watching it-:) And yes we love 🇺🇸!!! God bless the greatest country on the planet 🇺🇸👊🙏
Thank you so much! God bless Albania🇦🇱
Awesome documentary. I live in the UK and I have an Albanian colleague at work and we get along really well. Would you go any time soon to Romania as well, my home country. Would like to see your perspective. Meanwhile, greetings to my 🇦🇱 brothers and sisters and thank you for the documentary.
I would be happy to visit Romania!!
such a honour doctor 👨⚕️ welcome 🙏🏻 to albania 🇦🇱
Thank you! Your country is amazing.
Thethi is heaven on mountains ! 🇦🇱
Thankyou for this video you are an amazing person because you have no prejudices but you have been able to appreciate Albania beyond its defects
Thank you so much!
Albanians are defend like strong people but albanian's people are not just strong they have a strong history behind them...
Thanks for visiting my beautiful country of Albania!
I do every year! It’s amazing.
Great video! Love Albania❤️🇦🇱
Thank you!
Nice report, lovely place
Thank you for this video brother. My people have a bad rep but I’m sure you’ve learned that Albania is a beautiful country with beautiful people.
Thank you so much! 🙏🏻
wonderfully directed 🙌
Right on point there is more and more to see and lean about our culture.
Overall great job
Thank you so much!
I enjoyed watching this. You met the right people. Very professional
We Albanians have built the Illyrian peninsula, the thousand-year-old Albanian language, the root of the tree, tradition, culture, the most beautiful flag in the world🇽🇰♥️🇦🇱..
E drejt vlla!
Well made documentary, good camera as well
Thank you so much!
Amazing work! Always welcomed in Albania!
I felt welcomed! Thank you!!
When the Albanians had the law (KANUNI), Europe was still lawless
kanuni is not a law but a collection of uses and customs
@@Mrgud-wr3dd KANUNI was law at the time
@@Autokton-Ilirida troglodit
@@Mrgud-wr3ddpo me ti qi robt e shpis or klloun cirku
@@Mrgud-wr3dd You are serb, lol. Why are you obsessed to Albanians?
proud for my country
Oooh, I love Albanian people, they're culture, music and everything. I was on a concert this past weekend, the Albanian's and Kosovo's here surely know him, yll limani, i am also currently learning they're language. Përshëndetje, unë quhem Alice, unë jam 30 vjeçe, une nuk flas shqip por une mesoj. une jam gjysmë austriake/italiane. 😅 No it's not perfect I began a month ago. What I wanna say with this is, there are so many prejudice about Albanian people but they are not true, they are fun, you can dance, eat, drink with them and even when you have nothing, you party like a king. Albanian people are family people, when they love they love hard, yes they look at other woman's asses but okey, what man doesn't do that 😅 yes Albanian man love woman, they like they're fun and all these prejudice what they have is because of some idiots but what most of the people forget, in every race are rotten apples.. that's how we say it in aistria. It doesn't depend what race you are but who you are as a person and for my personal taste, at least Albanian know how to have fun even though with nothing.
So yeah, I only wanted to say that.
Hajde Shqipe ❤️🔥🇦🇱🇽🇰❤️🔥
❤🙏🏼 të uroj më të mirat Alice!
@Gerico9008 faleminderit shumë edhe për ju ☺️❤️
He talked about Albania just like a local Albanian would
You the fucking man 👊🏻 the boat joke crack me up 😂😂😂
Thank you for highlighting my beloved country
God bless Albania 🇦🇱
The production value of this travel documentary feel more like a proper movie. I was wondering what this guy was doing around Tirana. And yes, this place is so small, you get noticed if you are covered in tatoos :D
PELASGIAN ILLYRIAN ALBANIAN SHQIPËTARË, ILIRICUM SACRUM DANIELE FARLATI FILIPPO RICEPUTI 🇦🇱🇮🇹🇽🇰
Edhe Dardan, Arbër.
The footage at around 5min in, Ive never seen before. Wow. Great doc.
Thank you so much!
Albanians are hard working people and loyal and very family protective. Albania is safe and good food. There are a lot of gangs in Albania but they don't kill innocent people like in other countries. Albanians have old tradition and keep their word .
I agree 💯
There are people who might create problems but not a lot and still even them are respectful to a certain degree.
These are isolated cases, not a phenomenon. It should be specified this difference.
@kekp3791 I don't know what country you from but I would be more careful in europe and US where crime is insane in the streets drugs and homelessness but in Albania crimes are only families to families and don't try to mess with someone wife or sister or daughter they will get revenge right away. As tourist is safe there as long as you don't create problems like fighting but it's safe and loyal people.
@@OceanWave-k4g I am a local woman where I feel 100% safe in Albania, while I am careful 360° in West of Europe where I currently live. Ironically people here still think that Albania has a war, or guns, or dangerous around, hence my comment above, that there are no street crimes, only isolated cases between people who have an issue. Tourists are safe even if they meet someone from organized crime families, the latter are still respectful towards the others.
@kekp3791 yes west of europe is dangerous not safe .
Bravo 🎉🎉🎉 SHUM Bukur
I appreciate it!
you have a hidden talent to make good movies
Thank you! I appreciate it.
Thank you for sharing this story of my country,i hope foreigners see it and come ✌️
Welcome to Iliricum Island 🇦🇱⚜️🇽🇰💀☦️✝️☪️ autochthon!
Albanesi 100%✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️ io arbereshe🦅🇦🇱🦅✝️✝️✝️✝️ ✝️✝️✝️👋🇮🇹
☪️ANCER virus I shqipris.
Thank you all albanians and amerikans hum did thiss video dukumentary i as an albanian i apritiate and suport you lot with all my hart..may got reuard you all gretings grom Tropoja Albania 🇦🇱
The conclusion in the end about our country was good i like that
Hope you can beat some stereotypes here and there to let others know who have never been there that Albania 🇦🇱 is the safest in Europe. Thank you
This video was amazing 🔥
Great video , 🎉❤
You should visit Berat also ✌️. Great documentary 🇦🇱✌️
I guess there should be a Part 2😮Thank you!!
@@kylerothdds respect ✌️
Great documentary 🔥
Thank you!
So this is the canon and faith of 🇦🇱 and let the world learn that we are not criminals even from the canon of Lek Dukagjini has learned
Welcome 🙏
32:00 that's my home town, Gjirokaster, so nostalgic about it
I was 12 when I left and now 45
My age allows me to remember how vivid the city was
All the people with dreams and aspirations left
At first people started leaving for short periods only, maybe a few months, then coming back again, the ties were still strong, the communities vivid although poor
Back then none could imagine that most of us would leave forever, and maybe coming back for a few days once in one or few years
And yes we always had tourists in Gjirokaster, even during communism. We as children had learnt to say, bic (the pen) and gum (chewing gums), so we could get some. The interaction was a bit limited though, a policeman or some adult could intervene saying to the children "that's enough"
Illyrian rules ❤
Thank you sir ❤
Beautiful country🇦🇱💕
Albanian are very nice people
The safest county in All Europe❤
( EVEN A DRUNK GUY IN HIS WORST DAY WOULD CALL YOU TO JOIN HIM DRINKING “RAKIA”)
Hope that the new generation will keep it like this, NOT like EU
It’s only dangerous if you looking for trouble
Excelent documentary.
Thank you so much!
If Albania was dangerous why would Albanians protect Jews with their lives against the Nazis and never gave one single Jew to the Germans not matter what the consequences were. Historical fact that Israel recognizes and honors! That has to do with Albanian culture “Best” and Kanun which are ancient!!! While rich Europeans were committing genocide and persecuting unarmed innocent people around Europe. Poor Albanians were welcoming them and protecting them will their lives!!
during nazi occupation of Kosovo 100 000 of serbs was expelled or killed
yes but albanians fascists expelled so many serbs in Kosovo during second world war
and also not so many jews live in albania
@@Mrgud-wr3dd Serbs are not native to the region and they are Russian nomads that occupied land in Europe. Eastern Slavs were not present in south of Europe until 7th century. Dardania has nothing to do with Slavs or Serbs!!! So learn your history other than from Serbian propaganda and lies. The very warrior who liberated Belgrade from ottomans was Albanian and today you have his statue in the middle of Belgrade wearing Albanian national hat, holding Albanian eagle and sword.
@@Mrgud-wr3dd it does not matter if they lived there or not. They sought help and founded it in Albanian.
You should do part 2
I would really like to!
Thank you .
All white race have roots origin from pelazgian-illyrian tribes so from albanian the albanian language is oldest over 7000 years is proto-indo-europian language the mother of the all languages in world 😊
Great Job!
Thank you!
Perfect
very nice movie 😊
Albania its place where everything what you can think there cane find, the most diverse place, neighbor from neighbor are different in culture mentality and everything to not speak for city’s 😊
Code of “Besa” wow
Yes
@@e.h97he is sarcastic man
@@e.h97 you are stupid.
@@e.h97 Haha this guy Mrgud-wr3dd is a serb who maybe secretly obsessed Albanians. But when it comes the deep truth.. he will explode.
@@e.h97
You do not need to be him to understand his sarcasm.
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Albanian girl 🇦🇱💪🙏🏼in USA 🇺🇸
My Mother Albania❤
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Forca shqipe......
Very good job man 👍🇦🇱
Thank you so much!
Awesome doc. But at 4:09 you have such a bad translation. Albanian religion is Sharia :D Nooooo. Albanian religion is "Shiptaria" which means "being Albanian". Basically, we're Albanian 1st and anyone can believe or not believe whatever they want so long that it doesn't conflict with our "Albanian being".
That’s the auto generated captions bro. RUclips’s software recognised the word as “sharia”
Hahaha that american dude who bought that caffe and house sounds just like cbum😂😂
The Albanian 's are the indians of Europe,and they are the first people that created a sistem that today you "The world "call it rules of law,we Albanian call it kanun.
🇦🇱♥️
Whats the song on 6:57?
🇦🇱 red and black
35:00 hey cia guy 😂😂
What’s the very last Soundtrack’s tittle?
DEBUNKING THE MYTH - Precedes inside a taxi no one ever uses
Did u have those teeth done in albania? Asking for a friend
😂
7:20 do you know what she was singing
kanun is not latin , is albanian language
Its greek „ kanón „ latin
Educate yourself
@@Didi22206 to be greek, firs you must be albanian, learn history
😂😂😂😂😂😂.. in the 90s you came to greece with No shoes on, looking Like skeletons.. WE Made Humans Out of you, and this IS the albanian faleminderit? ?@@theox9015
@@Didi22206 Grek never use this word..i speak Greek
@@Didi22206it’s Greek my arse 😂😂😂
''Albania is Eastern Europe'' but ''Greece is south Europe'' hahaha!? someone skiped his geography classes..
Kanun is not latin , Is Albanian language,When the Albanians had the law KANUNI europe was still lawless, Im so excited to see you enjoying the place.
Lawless, and considering women as witches and burning them alive. 😑
While in Kanun they were respected.
🇦🇱 🔥 🇦🇱
Give it 10 more years and culture will disapeer all because of tourists
Fatkeqësisht shancet janë se po. Të huajt e shikojnë kulturën tonë si hobi.
👍🇦🇱🇺🇸🍾🥂🇦🇱🇺🇸🍾🥂
This documentary it’s done 4 years agoo
Guy also have superstition about Albania being dangerous
2 min on the video and I see a 91 Benz with no AC. TF man!? You chose that car on purpose I suppose. Albania in 24 is not such a thing
Good job ❤️
Jesus is coming be ready ⏳
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