Long Distance Love
Director Magnus Gertten, Elin Jonsson
Countries
Duration 75 min
Synopsis
Kyrgyzstan today: Just married Alisher (18y) has to leave his pregnant wife Dildora (17y) to work in Russia, 3.500 km from home. He’s just one of the men who are forced to leave their countries and work, mostly illegally, under harsh conditions in low-paid jobs in order to support their families. After eight months of hardship in Moscow, Alisher decides to return to his family, although he has failed to earn enough money to provide for them. This is a love story clouded by migration and modern slavery.
Kyrgyzstan today: Just married Alisher (18y) has to leave his pregnant wife Dildora (17y) to work in Russia, 3.500 km from home. He’s just one of the men who are forced to leave their countries and work, mostly illegally, under harsh conditions in low-paid jobs in order to support their families. After eight months of hardship in Moscow, Alisher decides to return to his family, although he has failed to earn enough money to provide for them. This is a love story clouded by migration and modern slavery.