876914
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The Albanian Virgin

2023-02-09
7.7
sq 114m
Drama
Albania, 1958. Luana, the daughter of a well respected man in the village, makes friends with Agim, who moved here after his family were banned from the city by the communists. Years later, their childhood friendship turns into teenage love, but without prospects. Luana’s father promised her in marriage to someone else when she was a child. When her father finds out about Luana and Agim’s love, he is furious and immediately arranges for his daughter to be married to the man he chose for her. Luana faces a dilemma: to flee with her lover to Germany, risking being caught by the communists and probably killed, or stay loyal to her family. A poignant love story set in dark times shaped by pressure from old traditions. A deeply human tale about freedom, which is the greatest good even if the price is loneliness.

Co-Producer

Peter De Maegd

Associate Producer

Simon Ofenloch

Production Design

Merijn Sep

Art Direction

Manolito Glas

Director of Photography

Jörg Widmer

Line Producer

Ursula Bay

Status

Released

Countries

  • Albania
  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • Kosovo

Companies

  • Elsani Film
  • ZDF/Arte
  • Potemkino Port
  • 90 Production

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