The Albanian Virgin

Movie
Audience Score
95
The Albanian Virgin
NR 2 hrDrama
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 Luanas father promised her in marriage to someone else when she was a child When her father finds out about Luana and Agims 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
WriterKatja Kittendorf

Movie Details

Original Language:Albanian
Production Companies:Elsani Film ZDFArte Potemkino Port 90 Production Mollywood Circle Production