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THE ALBANIAN VIRGIN

In 1958, in a mountain village in Albania strong traditions are alive and well. Luana, a respectable family girl, meets Agim, a boy from out of town, on a hillside path and they fall in love. However, Luana's conservative father has arranged for the teenage girl to be the bride of another man and that promise cannot be broken. As the wedding approaches, Luana becomes distraught and her life is irrevocably changed.


Screening

Studio Sun 20 Nov 16.00 | Tickets 6 € | WINNER OF YOUTH FILM COMPETITION

RECOMMENDED FOR AGES OVER 14 YEARS

Germany – Belgium – Albania – Kosovo 2021 | 121 min
Audio: Albanian | Subtitles: English

Original title: Virgjëresha shqiptare
Director: Bujar Alimani
Script: Katja Kittendorf
Cinematography: Jörg Widmer (BVK)
Editing: Philipp Thomas (BFS)
Production design/art direction: Srdjan Kurpjel (M.P.S.E)
Music: Olaf Didolff, Eda Zari
Cast: Rina Krasniqi, Shkurte Sylejmani, Gresa Pallaska
Production: Anita Elsani, Lesley Neary | Elsani & Neary Media GmbH, mail@elsani.com, elsani.com
Distribution: Playmaker, worldsales@playmaker.de, www.playmaker.de

Keywords

drama, traditions, human rights, equality, girl power, blood feud