The Albanian

Overview

Handsome Albanian villager Arben wants to marry Etleva, daughter of a neighboring clan, but her father has promised her to another man who is offering a 10,000€ bride price. But when it turns out Etleva is carrying Arben's child, the pressure is on for him to come up with the dowry before the baby is born -- and before her brothers take revenge for the dishonor he has brought their family. Fleeing to Berlin without papers, experience or knowledge of the language, Arben soon learns the ways of survival.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 28, 2010

Original language

Albanian

Spoken languages

Albanian, German

Countries

Albania, Germany

Production

ARTE,SWR,Neue Schönhauser Filmproduktion,On Film Production

Cast

Luan Jaha,Nik Xhelilaj,Eva Löbau,Werner H. Schuster,Young-Shin Kim,Julian Deda,Yllka Mujo,Amos Zaharia,André Hennicke,Çun Lajçiand 1 more

Director

Johannes Naber

Writer

Alexander Steimle,Andeta Spahivogli,Johannes Naber,Chris Silber

Producer

Dritan Huqi,Boris Schönfelder

Cinematography

Sten Mende

Music

Oliver Biehler

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1670630