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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

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    38 minutes
  • Language
    Kirghiz
  • Country
    Kyrgyzstan
  • Director
    Maria Brendle
  • Screenwriter
    Maria Brendle
  • Producer
    Nadine Luchinger
  • Co-Producer
    Flavio Gerber
  • Cast
    Alina Turdumamatova, Nurbek Esengazy Uulu, Madina Talipbekova, Jandat Djamanbaeva
  • Cinematographer
    Gabriel Sandru
  • Editor
    Luca Zuberbuhler
  • Production Design
    Eichibek Shamenov
  • Sound Design
    Michael Duss
  • Music
    Martin Skalsky