Virgina (1991)

"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.

Released April 5, 1991 101 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.bosnia-and-herzegovina, tmdb.patriarchy, imdb.superstition, imdb.village, imdb.farmer, imdb.sexual-identity, imdb.gender-confusion + 32 more, imdb.gender-bender, imdb.coming-of-age, imdb.teenage-girl, imdb.masochism, imdb.religion, imdb.misogyny, imdb.neighbor, imdb.lie, imdb.serbia, imdb.rural-setting, imdb.husband-wife-relationship, imdb.poverty, imdb.sister-sister-relationship, imdb.19th-century, imdb.rain, imdb.liar, imdb.drought, imdb.boy, imdb.girl, imdb.female-raised-as-a-male, imdb.secret, imdb.tradition, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.female-passing-as-a-male, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.mother-daughter-relationship, imdb.curse, imdb.yugoslavia, imdb.patriarchy, imdb.adriatic-sea, imdb.flash-forward