The Albanian Virgin

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Rina Krasniqi

Luana

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Shkurte Sylejmani

Luana (14)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Gresa Pallaska

Bora

Age : 42 | Popularity : 3%

Nik Xhelilaj

Flamur

Age : 41 | Popularity : 4%

Alban Ukaj

Luk Fiku

Age : 43 | Popularity : 3%

Astrit Kabashi

Sulo

Age : 48 | Popularity : 3%

Kasem Hoxha

Ismail

Age : 55 | Popularity : 3%

Lum Veseli

Age : 21 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Jörg Widmer
Sound	Sound Designer	Srđan Kurpjel
	Original Music Composer	Olaf Didolff
	Sound Recordist	Michael Schlömer
	Vocals	Eda Zari
Directing	Director	Bujar Alimani
Writing	Writer	Katja Kittendorf
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup & Hair	Birger Laube
	Costume Design	Charlotte Willems
	Key Makeup Artist	Carmen Botermann
Production	Co-Producer	Besnik Krapi Peter De Maegd Tom Hameeuw
	Associate Producer	Simon Ofenloch
	Producer	Anita Elsani Lesley Neary
	Line Producer	Ursula Bay
Art	Production Design	Merijn Sep
	Art Direction	Emir Turkeshi Gramo Manolito Glas
Editing	Editor	Philipp Thomas
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