Sezim (19) wants to fulfil 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 for a way out
- Year2021
- Runtime38 minutes
- LanguageKirghiz
- CountryKyrgyzstan
- DirectorMaria Brendle
- ScreenwriterMaria Brendle
- ProducerNadine Luchinger
- Co-ProducerFlavio Gerber
- CastAlina Turdumamatova, Nurbek Esengazy Uulu, Madina Talipbekova, Jandat Djamanbaeva
- CinematographerGabriel Sandru
- EditorLuca Zuberbuhler
- Production DesignEichibek Shamenov
- Sound DesignMichael Duss
- MusicMartin Skalsky
Sezim (19) wants to fulfil 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 for a way out
- Year2021
- Runtime38 minutes
- LanguageKirghiz
- CountryKyrgyzstan
- DirectorMaria Brendle
- ScreenwriterMaria Brendle
- ProducerNadine Luchinger
- Co-ProducerFlavio Gerber
- CastAlina Turdumamatova, Nurbek Esengazy Uulu, Madina Talipbekova, Jandat Djamanbaeva
- CinematographerGabriel Sandru
- EditorLuca Zuberbuhler
- Production DesignEichibek Shamenov
- Sound DesignMichael Duss
- MusicMartin Skalsky