A family gathered around a table in a dimly lit room; solemn, tension-filled people.

Searching For Freedom

Bride Kidnapping

(Bride Kidnapping)

Every hour, a woman is kidnapped and violently forced into marriage in Kyrgyzstan. The film reconstructs the chilling reality played out before the eyes of the locals.

Umut is a cheerful young medical assistant who aspires to become a certified nurse. She has no one other than her mother, with whom she shares a modest home. Egeman lives with his elderly father and makes a living by stealing and selling scrap metal. The film thus presents two stories: that of naïve Umut, who dreams of romantic love, and Egeman’s secret relationship with single mother Meyerim, who was forced into marriage but escaped from imprisonment by her husband. Because her status is a disgrace to Egeman’s family, they decide to act. The paths of the two protagonists intersect, and a battle not just for freedom and honour but even for bare survival ensues.

03/24 18:30

Prague Municipal Library – Small Hall, Mariánské nám. 1, Praha 1

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Eva Karlíková, Moderator
Jazgul Ibraimova, Media reseacher, Film reviewer

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03/28 19:45

Evald, Národní 28, Praha 1

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Eva Karlíková, Moderator
Jazgul Ibraimova, Media reseacher, Film reviewer

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Title	Bride Kidnapping
Original Title	Bride Kidnapping
Original Language	Kyrgyz
Subtitles	Czech, English
Premiéra	Czech premiere
Film type	Feature film
Year of Production	2023
Country of Origin	Kyrgyzstan
Length	80 min.
Tags	Women's rights, Missuse of Power, Asia
Director	Hasan Oswald, Mirlan Abdykalykov

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