Virgina
"Virgina" tells a tale from the 19th century Serbian 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 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.
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Virgina
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 5, 1991
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama
User Score
66%
Original Title
Вирџина
Production Companies
Hachette Première, Constellation Productions, Centar film
Director
Srđan Karanović
Description
"Virgina" tells a tale from the 19th century Serbian 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 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.
