This fascinating film is a rare window into Albanian culture and an even more remarkable glimpse at the age-old custom that allows Albanian women to change their gender by taking the oath of a ‘sworn virgin’. Pashke is one of the women who promised not to marry, bear children and to remain celibate in return for the status and respect deemed worthy of a male. Artfully weaving together interviews with Pashke’s family and neighbors with rarely-seen footage on the subject of ‘sworn virgins’ from Albanian cinema, Michalski has created a compelling story about gender roles, with universal implications.