Synopsis
Years after declaring her eternal virginity and opting to live life as a man in the mountains of Albania, Hana looks to return to living as a woman as she settles into a new existence in modern-day Milan.
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Cast
- Alba RohrwacherHana / Mark
- Emily FerratelloJonida
- Lars EidingerBernhard
- Flonja KodheliLila
- Luan JahaStjefen
- Bruno ShllakuGjergj
- Ilire Vinca ÇelajKatrina
Recommendations
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Village Voice
Cutting between present, childhood, and recent past, Bispuri constructs a subtle, richly emotional collage. - 88
Slant Magazine
Given its nearly episodic structure, formal choices, and similar thematic inquiries, Sworn Virgin suggests an unofficial remake of Vivre Sa Vie. - 83
The Playlist
Uplifting in a tiny, understated and very authentic way, Sworn Virgin shows us gently how its possible to be living in exile in the world you know best, and how it's possible to come home to a place you've never been before. - 80
CineVue
A poignant study of gender politics enshrined within an anthropologically fascinating drama. - 80
Time Out
The real-life setup is a knockout, both ancient and timely, and even though Rohrwacher never quite passes — she looks too much like Barbra Streisand’s "Yentl" — the movie is on to a larger point, namely about the fluidity of sexual identity and our universal penchant for self-reinvention. The film builds slowly but deserves an audience eager to discuss it. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
It feels like every script-reader in the Italian-Swiss-German-Albanian-Kosovo coproduction cut out a line of dialogue in each scene, leaving behind an irritating silence and an enigmatic puzzle for the audience to second-guess. - 60
Screen Daily
The script puts artsy effect before character credibility. - 60
Variety
[A] sensitive, deliberate debut feature.
