Love and Broken Glass (0+)
Denmark, 2007, colour, 35 min.
Director: Suvi Andrea Helminen
Director: Suvi Andrea Helminen
Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, 13-year-old Guljamal is a lively girl who spends her days at home raising her younger brother. She dreams of love and a boy called Marat, but in her culture many young girls are kidnapped and forced to marry strangers.
AWARDS
Jury's 2. prize in the original documentary section, Documenta Awards Madrid.
Suvi Andrea Helminen
Suvi Andrea Helminen
was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1976. She started making films in 1997 and since then directed several documentaries and TV-programs. Suvi Andrea Helminen graduated from The National Film School of Denmark, department of documentary and television in 2003. She also does lecturing for documentary courses.
FILMOGRAPHY
«The Widows of Shinyanga», 2002; «Land of Mist», 2003; «Kit Kruse's Dance», 2004; «Love and Broken Glass», 2006; «On the way to Paradise», 2007.
Denmark, 2007, colour, 35 min.
Director: Suvi Andrea Helminen
Director: Suvi Andrea Helminen
Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, 13-year-old Guljamal is a lively girl who spends her days at home raising her younger brother. She dreams of love and a boy called Marat, but in her culture many young girls are kidnapped and forced to marry strangers.
AWARDS
Jury's 2. prize in the original documentary section, Documenta Awards Madrid.