Looking for Venera Review: Blossoming Teen Spirit Breaks Free From Dead-End Tradition Looking for Venera Review: Blossoming Teen Spirit Breaks Free From Dead-End Tradition
A depressed town in Kosovo feels even more restrictive when a teenage girl starts to feel her oats, breaking down patriarchal restraints.
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Director: Norika Sefa
With: Kosovare Krasniqi, Rozafa Çelaj, Erjona Kakeli,
Basri Lushtaku, Bleon Monolli, Fatushe Nushi, Ajan Zharku, Ermal Bilalli, Tristan Halilaj, Shend Miftari, Anisa Ismajli, Sheqerie Buqaj, Kosovare Murseli. (Albanian dialogue)
Running time: Running time: 111 MIN.
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Rites of passage, teenage girls in small towns, strict and uncomprehending parents: We know the drill, yet few films riffing on the subject get the mood and ambiguities as right as “Looking for Venera.” , ensuring the story is grounded in a particular place while making her protagonist a readily identifiable, highly sympat