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Kyrgyzstan: Cartoons Expose Ills of Patriarchal Society

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Kyrgyzstan, Arts & Culture, Film, Media & Journalism, Technology, Women & Gender

The Kyrgyzstani art group ‘705’ [1] [ru] has produced a number of hand-drawn animation films [2] [ru] that criticize the conventions and norms of a patriarchal society. Domestic violence and the oppression of women in such a society are two big themes in these films.