Ala Kachuu - Take and Run

TITLE

Ala Kachuu – Take and Run

DIRECTOR

Maria Brendle

COUNTRY

Switzerland

YEAR

2020

DURATION

38′

GENRE

Live Action

Overview

Ala Kachuu - Take and Run

Sezim, 19 years old, wants to fulfill 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 a way out.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY​ - Maria Brendle

Maria Brendle is an award-winning director and scriptwriter. She received her bachelor’s degree in film from the Zurich University of the Arts and her Master’s Degree in cognitive neuroscience (aon) from the Academy of Neurosciense Cologne. Maria graduated from the renowned Drehbuchwerkstatt Munich. She works with a focus on women issues.

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Maria Brendle

Maria Brendle is an award-winning director and scriptwriter. She received her bachelor’s degree in film from the Zurich University of the Arts and her Master’s Degree in cognitive neuroscience (aon) from the Academy of Neurosciense Cologne. Maria graduated from the renowned Drehbuchwerkstatt Munich. She works with a focus on women issues.

SELECTIONS & AWARDS

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Academy Awards

Nominee for Best Live Action Short Film, 2022

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Tirana International Film Festival

Special Screening, 2022

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