Summary "Virgina" tells a tale from the end of the 19th century. It took place in a isolated village near the Adriatic Sea. Because of the extreme patriarchal culture there is a superstition that families without male heirs are cursed. When the wife of a farmer gives birth to their fourth daughter, father decides that the child will become a so-called "Virgina" and that she will live as a man, so that she can work and be the family heir. This heartbreaking story of Virgina's life is told with strong words, augmented with harsh environment. View more details
Directed : Srdjan Karanovic
Written : Srdjan Karanovic Milosav Marinovic
Stars : Miodrag Krivokapic Inka Gogálová Marta Keler Igor Bjelan
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 4, 1991
Countries of origin : France Yugoslavia
Language : Serbo-Croatian
Filming locations : Polaca, Sibenik-Knin County, Croatia
Production companies : Centar Film Hachette Première Maestro Film
Summary "Virgina" tells a tale from the end of the 19th century. It took place in a isolated village near the Adriatic Sea. Because of the extreme patriarchal culture there is a superstition that families without male heirs are cursed. When the wife of a farmer gives birth to their fourth daughter, father decides that the child will become a so-called "Virgina" and that she will live as a man, so that she can work and be the family heir. This heartbreaking story of Virgina's life is told with strong words, augmented with harsh environment. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 4, 1991
Countries of origin : France Yugoslavia
Language : Serbo-Croatian
Filming locations : Polaca, Sibenik-Knin County, Croatia
Production companies : Centar Film Hachette Première Maestro Film
