Intrigue

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.—Anita Elsani

1968, Albania: An arranged marriage forces Luana to end her relationship with Agim, her first great love. In order to fulfill her father's expectations, she denies her feelings, sacrifices her love and loses much more in the process ... When Luana realizes that the Kanun - the traditional laws of Albanian society - gives men significantly more influence and opportunities, she decides to become one of them: a man. With new rights and duties - including blood revenge. The film deals with the fascinating topic of women in Albania who swear to continue their lives as men. They are only respected as men through social rituals. In return, they commit to lifelong virginity, dress like men and do men's work. The trigger for the 'sworn virgins' to decide in favor of a life as a man is not that they feel they are in the wrong body.—Arte