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Sworn Virgins (2008)
Directed by Elvira Dones
Documentary · 52m
In a mountainous area of Albania, an ancestral code of laws -- observed to this day -- placed women in the bottom rank of society. It dictates that "a woman is a sack, made to endure." A woman cannot choose her husband, buy or sell property or express herself politically. For centuries, on a bride's wedding day, her father gave the groom two bullets, to be used to kill his daughter in case she misbehaved and dishonored the clan. But there is a loophole. The ancient laws allowed certain women known as "Sworn Virgins" to take an oath in front of their clan, announcing their intention to remain virgins.
Crew
- Director
- Elvira Dones
Details
- Release date
- 2008-01-01
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Production
- RSI