Un satellite pour Burulaï
A Satellite for Burulaï
Switzerland / France, Planned for 2nd quarter 2026
FILM,
Documentary,
80 min.
- directed by
- Antonin Lechat, Suium Sulaimanova
- Written by
- Antonin Lechat, Suium Sulaimanova, Alexandra Karamisaris, Emmanuel Gétaz
- Status
- Pre-production
- Website
- https://www.dreampixies.ch/film/un-satellite-pour-burulai
Twenty-eight-year-old Zhibek Batyrkanova, decided to fight for women’s rights in Kyrgyzstan, where every year thousands of women fall victim to Ala-Kashuu, a forced marriage involving abduction and rape. Together with a group of young women, she launched an ambitious project: the construction of the country’s first satellite. Their aim is to combine a feminist and educational campaign to break down stereotypes, change mentalities and offer new opportunities to young women of their generation. The satellite will be named Burulai, after a young woman who died as a victim of Ala-Kashuu.
credits
- World Premiere
- Planned for 2nd quarter 2026
- Original Version
- French, colour, DCP, 80 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0006-EDE4-0000-0-0000-0000-3
- Production
- Dreampixies, Gedeon Programmes, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- Producer
- Emmanuel Gétaz
- directed by
- Antonin Lechat, Suium Sulaimanova
- Written by
- Antonin Lechat, Suium Sulaimanova, Alexandra Karamisaris, Emmanuel Gétaz
- Cinematography
- Jumanazar Asanakun
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Dreampixies