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.
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Roberto Di MatteoDirector
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Roberto Di MatteoWriter
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Laura LesevreProducer
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Andrea PontiniProducer
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Diana RakipiKey Cast"Lali"Albanian
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Project Title (Original Language):Burrnesh - La vergine giurata
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Project Type:Documentary, Short, Web / New Media
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Runtime:5 minutes 51 seconds
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Completion Date:April 10, 2019
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Production Budget:2,200 EUR
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Country of Origin:Albania
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Country of Filming:Albania
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Language:Albanian
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Shooting Format:digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
Distribution Information
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Occhi della GuerraCountry: ItalyRights: Internet
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.