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Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

The first film about the Kyrgyz tradition of bride kidnapping takes viewers inside families, to talk with kidnapped brides who have managed to escape as well as those who are making homes with their new husbands.

Icarus Films | 2004 | 51 minutes

Jamilia

A search for Jamilia, the title character in the novella by Chingiz Aitmatov about a young woman who rebels against the rules of Kirghiz society.

Icarus Films | 2018 | 84 minutes

Women Behind the Wheel

Two young British women take on the gruelling 3000km drive along Central Asia's Pamir Highway, bringing them to the doorsteps of women from all walks of life and revealing a quiet women's movement in the region.

Bullfrog Films | 2022 | 97 minutes