The Albanian

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The Albanian

Release Date: June 28, 2010

Year	:	2010
Slogan	:	«»
Genres	:	Drama
Production Companies	:	Neue Schönhauser Filmproduktion, On Film Production, ARTE, SWR
Director	:	Johannes Naber
Producers	:	Uwe Bünker, Boris Schönfelder, Dritan Huqi
Writers	:	Chris Silber, Johannes Naber, Andeta Spahivogli, Alexander Steimle
RunTime	:	105 mins.

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.