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Luanas Schwur

Deutschland Belgien Albanien Kosovo 2019-2021 Spielfilm

Albania, 1958. Headstrong and rebellious Luana comes from a respectable family, but even she cannot defy traditions: Although she secretly loves her best friend Agim, she is to enter into an arranged marriage with Flamur, to whom she has been promised since childhood. When Luana's loving but strict father Gjon learns of his daughter's secret relationship, he wants to arrange the marriage with Flamur as soon as possible, because he must keep the promise he made to Flamur's family. Luana is also ready to bow to this tradition. But when her fiancé Flamur turns out to be domineering and violent, the situation escalates. Luana must learn to take her life into her own hands, even if the personal price she pays is very high.

Credits

Director

  • Bujar Alimani

Screenplay

  • Katja Kittendorf

Director of photography

  • Jörg Widmer

Editing

  • Philipp Thomas

Music

  • Olaf Didolff

Cast

  • Rina Krasniqi
    Luana
  • Shkurte Sylejmani
    Luana (jung)
  • Gresa Pallaska
    Bora
  • Nik Xhelilaj
    Flamur Fiku
  • Alban Ukaj
    Luk Fiku
  • Astrit Kabashi
    Sulo
  • Kasem Hoxha
    Ismail
  • Jonida Vokshi
    Lule
  • Mimoza Azemi
    Lule (jung)
  • Viktor Zhusti

Production company

  • Elsani Film (Köln)

Producer

  • Anita Elsani
  • Lesley Neary

Alle Credits

Director

  • Bujar Alimani

Assistant director

  • Blerta Kelmendi

Screenplay

  • Katja Kittendorf

Director of photography

  • Jörg Widmer

Assistant camera

  • Alexander Sachariew
  • Alexander Durisic

Steadycam operator

  • Robert Patzelt

Colour grading

  • Christian Kuss

Visual effects

  • Roger Kleiber

Still photography

  • Roland-Guido Marx

Lighting design

  • Horst Mann

Key grip

  • Meike Maier

Production design

  • Merijn Sep

Art director

  • Manolito Glas
  • Emir Turkeshi Gramo

Set design

  • Stivi Rrapo

Make-up artist

  • Carmen Botermann
  • Birger Laube

Costume design

  • Charlotte Willems
  • Ellen Blereau
  • Sarah-Julia Durisic
  • Fauve Ryckebusch
  • Maija Tuohino

Editing

  • Philipp Thomas

Assistant editor

  • Adrian Podrimaj

Sound editor

  • Vijay Rathinam

Sound design

  • Srdjan Kurpjel

Sound

  • Michael Schlömer

Audio mixing

  • Christoph Hundt

Music

  • Olaf Didolff

Vocals

  • Eda Zari

Cast

  • Rina Krasniqi
    Luana
  • Shkurte Sylejmani
    Luana (jung)
  • Gresa Pallaska
    Bora
  • Nik Xhelilaj
    Flamur Fiku
  • Alban Ukaj
    Luk Fiku
  • Astrit Kabashi
    Sulo
  • Kasem Hoxha
    Ismail
  • Jonida Vokshi
    Lule
  • Mimoza Azemi
    Lule (jung)
  • Viktor Zhusti
  • Lum Veseli
  • Igli Zarka
  • Lulzim Zeqja
  • Gezim Rudi
  • Erion Hodo
  • Rebeka Qena
  • Lurni Krasniqi
  • Arta Dobroshi
  • Fatlume Bunjaku

Production company

  • Elsani Film (Köln)

in co-production with

  • Potemkino (Brüssel)
  • 90 Production (Patos)
  • Circle Production (Pristina)
  • Mollywood (Mol-Antwerpen)

in association with

  • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)/Arte (Mainz)

Producer

  • Anita Elsani
  • Lesley Neary

Co-Producer

  • Peter de Maegd
  • Besnik Krapi
  • Tom Hameeuw
  • Tefta Bejko

Producer (TV)

  • Simon Ofenloch (ZDF/Arte)

Line producer

  • Ursula Bay

Unit production manager

  • Michael Fette

Production coordinator

  • Sylke Ferber
  • Enea Gramo
  • Karin S. de Boer

Original distributor

  • Splendid Film GmbH (Köln)

Funding

  • Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (Berlin)
  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • Film- und Medien Stiftung NRW (Düsseldorf)
  • Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (FFHSH) (Hamburg)
  • Belgian Tax Shelter (Brüssel)
  • MEDIA Creative Europe (Brüssel)
  • Eurimages (Straßburg)

Shoot

    • 12.08.2019 - 07.02.2020: Albanien, Kosovo
Duration:
121 min
Format:
DCP, 1:2,39 (CinemaScope)
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 18.11.2022, 236361, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (PL): 08.10.2021, Warschau, IFF;
Aufführung (DE): 29.08.2022, Starnberg, Fünf Seen Filmfestival;
Kinostart (DE): 09.02.2023

Titles

Additional titles
  • Arbeitstitel (DE) Die albanische Jungfrau
  • Originaltitel (DE) Luanas Schwur
  • Weiterer Titel (eng) The Albanian Virgin
  • Weiterer Titel Virgjëresha Shqiptare

Versions

Original

Duration:
121 min
Format:
DCP, 1:2,39 (CinemaScope)
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 18.11.2022, 236361, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (PL): 08.10.2021, Warschau, IFF;
Aufführung (DE): 29.08.2022, Starnberg, Fünf Seen Filmfestival;
Kinostart (DE): 09.02.2023

Awards

PriFest - Prishtina IFF 2022
  • Preis für die beste Darstellerin
  • Preis für den besten Balkan Film
Festival du Film de Cabourg 2022
  • Lobende Erwähnung für die Rolle der Luana
Filmfestival Oostende 2022
  • Publikumspreis
Film Festival della Lessinia 2022
  • Publikumspreis
Warschau IFF 2021
  • Preis der Ökumenischen Jury
  • Lobende Erwähnung, Internationaler Wettbewerb
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