Ala Kachuu – Take and Run

Switzerland, August 2020
FILM, Fiction, 38 min.

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directed by
Maria Brendle
Written by
Maria Brendle
Status
In distribution
Website
https://alakachuu.com

Nineteen-year-old Sezim wants to fulfil her dream of studying in the Kyrgyz capital when she is 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.

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World Premiere
August 2020
Original Version
Kirghiz (italian/french/english/german subtitles),  colour, 38 min.
ISAN
0000-0004-A484-0000-L-0000-0000-B
Production
Filmgerberei GmbH
Producer
Nadine Lüchinger, Flavio Gerber
directed by
Maria Brendle
Written by
Maria Brendle
Cinemato­graphy
Gabriel Sandru
Editing
Luca Zuberbühler
Location Sound Mix
Ivo Schläpfer
Sound Editing
Michael Duss
Music
Martin Skalsky
Production Design
Elchibek Shamenov

Cast

Alina Turdumamatova as Sezim
Nurbek Esengazy Uulu as Dayrbek
Madina Talipbekova as Aksana
Sheker Joomartova as Mutter Dayrbek
Jandat Djamanbaeva as Grossmutter
Jyldyz Mikieva as Tante
Aybike Erkinbekova as Aygul
Taalaykan Abazova as Mutter Sezim
Kanat Abdahmanov as Vater Sezim
Ruslan Orozakunov as Vater Dayrbek

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Salaud Morisset
Festival Distribution
Filmgerberei GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
DCM Film Distribution (Schweiz) GmbH Distribution
Release date: 17.03.2022

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