Kelin

Kelin

2009 · 84 min · KK · 5.9 (18 votes)
Dir. Ermek Tursunov · Starring Gulsharat Zhubaeva, Turakhan Sadykova, Erzhan Nurymbet, Kuandyk Kystykbaev, Nurzhan Turganbayev · Music Edil Husainov
Drama

A woman is led by her family to her new husband's home, to live with, presumably, his elderly mother and younger brother. Despite being forced into the marriage, she discovers that he is not such a bad catch after all but domestic bliss does not last long.

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A quiet, simmering drama about a woman navigating an arranged marriage. It feels heavy with unspoken emotions and societal pressures, building a palpable sense of unease beneath its restrained surface.

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