The Albanian Virgin

The Albanian Virgin (2023)

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.

Director: Bujar Alimani

Casts

	Rina Krasniqi as Luana
	Shkurte Sylejmani as Luana (14)
	Gresa Pallaska as Bora
	Nik Xhelilaj as Flamur
	Alban Ukaj as Luk Fiku
	Astrit Kabashi as Sulo
	Kasem Hoxha as Ismail
	Lum Veseli as
	Lulzim Zeqja as
	Viktor Zhusti as
	Igli Zarka as Agim
	Jonida Vokshi as Lule
	Mimoza Azemi as Lule
	Gëzim Rudi as
	Erjon Hodo as
	Rebeka Qena as
	Lurni Krasniqi as
	Fatlume Bunjaku as
	Aurita Agushi as
	Valmir Krasniqi as

Crew