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Burrnesh - The sworn virgin

In medieval Albania, in order to escape patriarchy or for family motivations, the women could choose to become a man by renouncing to their sexuality forever. These were the "burrnesh". Times have changed today and the burrnesh have almost disappeared. This is the story of Lali, the last burrnesh.

  • Roberto Di Matteo
    Director
  • Roberto Di Matteo
    Writer
  • Laura Lesevre
    Producer
  • Andrea Pontini
    Producer
  • Diana Rakipi
    Key Cast
    "Lali"
    Albanian
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Burrnesh - La vergine giurata
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 10, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    2,200 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Albania
  • Country of Filming:
    Albania
  • Language:
    Albanian
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Occhi della Guerra
    Country: Italy
    Rights: Internet
Director Biography - Roberto Di Matteo

My name is Roberto, a 40 year old italian videoreporter, with a creative background. I studied Fine Arts in the Accademy of Naples and then obtained in the Univeristy "La Sapienza" of Rome a masters degree in audiovisual communication, I have an extensive experience in theatre, pubblicity, cinema and television and actually I work as creative/filmaker for two of the most important reportage websites in Italy: ilGiornale.it and occhidellaguerra.it. I have been covering news in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syria, Ukraine, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela but my first passion is the opera, where I worked for 5 years.

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