2024 | Fiction | 14 min. | Kyrgyzstan | 12+
A rural high school student Burul is interested in wrestling. The wrestling coach won't let her train at the boys' gym, so she trains at home alone. Burul’s father believes that wrestling is not for girls and forbids her to do it. One guy from a neighboring village kidnaps Burul to marry her after several unsuccessful attempts to talk to Burul.
Directors Statement
When I was a student, my friend was kidnaped away 800 km from the city. Luckily, she was able to protect herself thanks to judo. She was a candidate master of sports and scattered all the women who tried to put a headscarf on her head. After that, she returned to the city and continued her studies. More than ten years have passed since then and nothing has changed in our country. According to experts in Kyrgyzstan, 95% of the victims of violence are women. It seems to me that one of the important tools to combat violence is education and self-development. Girls need to strive for education, sports, for art, like my friend and the heroine of the film. Then they will not fall into a vulnerable group in society.
Director: Adilet Karzhoev
Producer: Adilet Karzhoev
Сast: Adema Iskenderova
Studio: Internews in Kyrgyzstan
