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Kærlighed og smadret glas (2006)

Kærlighed og smadret glas poster
Directed by
Suvi Andrea Helminen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
35 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Guljamal, a lively 13-year-old girl in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, who cares for her younger brother and dreams of love. Her life is set against a cultural backdrop where young girls are often kidnapped and forced into marriage.

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What happens

Kærlighed og smadret glas er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 2006 med instruktion og manuskript af Suvi Andrea Helminen. Bishkek, Kirgisistan. 13-årige Guljamal er en livlig pige, der elsker at springe omkring, danse og smadre flasker, men hun tilbringer dagene med at passe sin lillebror. Hun drømmer om kærlighed og en dreng som hedder Marat, men hun lever i en kultur, hvor mange unge piger bliver kidnappet og gift med fremmede mænd. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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