Burul

Credits

cast

Adilet Karzhoev

Director
07/04/1988

Biography

Adilet Karzhoev was born in 1988 in Kyrgyzstan. In 2011, he received a Bachelor's degree from the Kyrgyz-Turkish University Manas; department of Radio, TV and Cinema. In 2019, he received a Master’s degree from American University in Central Asia; a department of Journalism (concentration in cinema). Adilet produced several documentaries and fiction films, which became laureates of many international film festivals. Adilet is currently teaching in TV, Cinema and Visual Arts Department at the American University of Central Asia.

Filmography

2011 – Sary-Oy/documentary/18’ 2016 – Thank you, Doctor!/documengtary/26’ 2019 – Carousel/fiction/19’ 2021 – Black Wagon/documentary/24’ 2024 – Burul/fiction/14’

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.