{"id":6949,"date":"2026-05-07T05:09:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T02:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kasfilmfest.com\/finalists\/the-champ\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T02:52:21","slug":"the-champ","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kasfilmfest.com\/en\/finalists\/the-champ\/","title":{"rendered":"The Champ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6949\" class=\"elementor elementor-6949 elementor-6743\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75348a0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"75348a0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bf9bbd5\" data-id=\"2bf9bbd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466b7c0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"466b7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kasfilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kiff26-the-champ-cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6945\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kasfilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kiff26-the-champ-cover.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/kasfilmfest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kiff26-the-champ-cover-1536x480.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">The Champ<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">dir. Ermir Keta, 15\u201902\u2019\u2019 (Albania)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b14ca88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"2b14ca88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2714b\" data-id=\"3ed2714b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c22407 aux-appear-watch-animation aux-fade-in-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67c22407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">In a deserted city, former swimming champion Rudi lives with his daughter Ana. Rudi teaches Ana to swim, but she misunderstands his intent, dreaming of her own swimming success. 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Ermir Keta, 15\u201902\u2019\u2019 (Albania) In a deserted city, former swimming champion Rudi lives with his daughter Ana. Rudi teaches Ana to swim, but she misunderstands his intent, dreaming of her own swimming success. 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