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PIFF 2022 award winner
  • Best short in Shorts category
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Switzerland
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Short
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38 min

Ala Kachuu - Take and Run

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.

Screenings
Short Films IV - Female directorsOct 15, 16:00 at Ísafjarðarbíó
Súðavík Short Films II - Female directorsOct 15, 20:00 at Kaupfélagið Súðavík
Director
Maria Brendle
Cast
Alina Turdumamatova
Nurbek Esengazy Uulu
Madina Talipbekova
Jandat Djamanbaeva
Taalaykan Abazova
Aybike Erkinbekova
Other credits
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
Production Design: Elchibek Shamenov
Make-Up: Cholpon Saitova
Costume: Fatima Kacyvova
Editor: Luca Zuberbühler
Music: Martin Skalsky, Triplet Studios
Sounddesign & Mix: Michael Duss, Triplet Studios