Sworn Virgin (Laura Bispuri; Italy/Switzerland/Germany/Albania/Kosovo, 2015)

A young Albanian woman, chafing against her culture’s strictures on women’s behavior, makes the decision to follow the local tradition of living as a man. Years later, questioning her choice, she leaves her remote village to join her sister in Italy. Stunningly shot and acted, this moving debut film carefully and precisely delineates its protagonist’s determination to discover who she really is.

• 84 mins