THE ALBANIAN VIRGIN
synopsis
Albania 1958: A boy and girl grow up together in the same village. They are the best of friends. Luana is the daughter of a well respected man, Agim the son of traitors who were banned from the city by the communists. Despite these adverse circumstances, the two maintain their friendship over 10 years. As a young woman Luana experiences more and more to be a woman is a curse and takes unusal actions end her situation as a victim and gain power to decide for herself.
international title: | The Albanian Virgin |
original title: | Die albanische Jungfrau |
country: | Germany, Albania, Belgium, Kosovo |
year: | 2021 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Bujar Alimani |
screenplay: | Katja Kittendorf |
cast: | Nik Xhelilaj, Kaltrina Krasniqi, Alban Ukaj, Astrit Kabashi, Kasem Hoxha, Gresa Pallaska, Jonida Vokshi, Shkurte Sylejmani, Mimoza Azemi |
cinematography by: | Jörg Widmer |
film editing: | Philipp Thomas |
art director: | Merijn Sep |
music: | Olaf Didolff |
producer: | Lesley Bruce-Neary, Anita Elsani |
co-producer: | Tefta Bejko, Peter De Maegd, Tom Hameeuw, Besnik Krapi |
associate producer: | Simon Ofenloch |
production: | Elsani Film |
backing: | Eurimages |