Sezim (19) wants to fulfill her dream of studying in the Kyrgyz capital when she gets kidnapped by a group of young men and taken to the hinterland. There she’s forced to marry a stranger. If she refuses the marriage, she is threatened with social stigmatization and exclusion. Torn between her desire for freedom and the constraints of Kyrgyz culture, Sezim desperately seeks a way out.
- Year2020
- Runtime38:26
- LanguageKirghiz
- CountrySwitzerland
- PremiereAtlanta
- NoteDirector of Photography: Gabriel Sandru; Production Coordinator: Nadine Boller; 1st Assistant Director: Cosima Frei; Script Supervisor: Chinara Suimenalieva ; Gaffer: Silvia “Fafa” Fierz ; Sound Recordist: Ivo Schläpfer; Make-Up: Cholpon Saitova; Costume: Fatima Kacyvova;
- DirectorMaria Brendle
- ScreenwriterMaria Brendle
- ProducerFlavio Gerber & Nadine Lüchinger
- Executive ProducerFlavio Gerber & Nadine Lüchinger
- FilmmakerNadine Lüchinger
- Cast"Alina Turdumamatova “Sezim,” Nurbek Esengazy Uulu “Dayrbek,” Madina Talipbekova “Aksana,” Jandat Djamanbaeva “Grandmother,” Taalaykan Abazova “Sezim’s Mother,” Aybike Erkinbekova “Aygul"
- CinematographerGabriel Sandru
- EditorLuca Zuberbühler
- AnimatorUrs Westermann
- Production DesignElchibek Shamenov
- Sound DesignMichael Duss
- MusicMartin Skalsky
Sezim (19) wants to fulfill her dream of studying in the Kyrgyz capital when she gets kidnapped by a group of young men and taken to the hinterland. There she’s forced to marry a stranger. If she refuses the marriage, she is threatened with social stigmatization and exclusion. Torn between her desire for freedom and the constraints of Kyrgyz culture, Sezim desperately seeks a way out.
- Year2020
- Runtime38:26
- LanguageKirghiz
- CountrySwitzerland
- PremiereAtlanta
- NoteDirector of Photography: Gabriel Sandru; Production Coordinator: Nadine Boller; 1st Assistant Director: Cosima Frei; Script Supervisor: Chinara Suimenalieva ; Gaffer: Silvia “Fafa” Fierz ; Sound Recordist: Ivo Schläpfer; Make-Up: Cholpon Saitova; Costume: Fatima Kacyvova;
- DirectorMaria Brendle
- ScreenwriterMaria Brendle
- ProducerFlavio Gerber & Nadine Lüchinger
- Executive ProducerFlavio Gerber & Nadine Lüchinger
- FilmmakerNadine Lüchinger
- Cast"Alina Turdumamatova “Sezim,” Nurbek Esengazy Uulu “Dayrbek,” Madina Talipbekova “Aksana,” Jandat Djamanbaeva “Grandmother,” Taalaykan Abazova “Sezim’s Mother,” Aybike Erkinbekova “Aygul"
- CinematographerGabriel Sandru
- EditorLuca Zuberbühler
- AnimatorUrs Westermann
- Production DesignElchibek Shamenov
- Sound DesignMichael Duss
- MusicMartin Skalsky