The Albanian Virgin

The Albanian Virgin

120 mins | Drama | Feb. 9, 2023

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.

The Albanian Virgin

120 mins | Drama | Feb. 9, 2023

The Albanian Virgin
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Elsani Film, ZDF/Arte
Original title Virgjëresha Shqiptare
Directors Bujar Alimani
Writers Katja Kittendorf

Cast

Mimoza Azemi

as Lule

Nik Xhelilaj

as Flamur

Kasem Hoxha

as Ismail

Rina Krasniqi

as Luana

Astrit Kabashi

as Sulo

Gresa Pallaska

as Bora

Alban Ukaj

as Luk Fiku

Jonida Vokshi

as Lule