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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.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    38:26
  • Language
    Kirghiz
  • Country
    Switzerland
  • Premiere
    Atlanta
  • Note
    Director 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;
  • Director
    Maria Brendle
  • Screenwriter
    Maria Brendle
  • Producer
    Flavio Gerber & Nadine Lüchinger
  • Executive Producer
    Flavio Gerber & Nadine Lüchinger
  • Filmmaker
    Nadine Lüchinger
  • Cast
    "Alina Turdumamatova “Sezim,” Nurbek Esengazy Uulu “Dayrbek,” Madina Talipbekova “Aksana,” Jandat Djamanbaeva “Grandmother,” Taalaykan Abazova “Sezim’s Mother,” Aybike Erkinbekova “Aygul"
  • Cinematographer
    Gabriel Sandru
  • Editor
    Luca Zuberbühler
  • Animator
    Urs Westermann
  • Production Design
    Elchibek Shamenov
  • Sound Design
    Michael Duss
  • Music
    Martin Skalsky