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Atthebeginning,awoman’svoicecanbeheard,describingtheself-confidentandstrong-willedJamila,ayoungKyrgyzwomanwhoistheprotagonistofChingizAitmatov’seponymous1958novel.It’sWorldWarIIandherhusbandisatthefront,she’sunhappyinherarrangedmarriageanddecidestobreakwithtraditionandelopewithhergreatlove.Afamousliteraryheroine,JamilaturnsouttobeanidealsubjectfordirectorAminatouEchardtostartconversationswithwomeninKyrgyzstanandgainaccesstotheirworld.Thetopicisbynomeansaninnocuousone.ForwhetherthewomenarespeakingaboutJamilaorabouttheirownlives,itquicklybecomesclearhowpowerfultheconflicts,longings,anddesiresforself-determinationstillare.EchardshotherfilmonsilentSuper-8film,recordingthesoundseparately,yetthematerialityofthefilmneverfeelsretro.Instead,thefilmconnectsliterature,realityandthepresent.TheresultisasetofcarefullycomposedportraitswhosebeautyreflectsboththecandourofAitmatov’snovelandthestrengthoftoday’sJamilas.