TRADISI PENCULIKAN PENGANTIN PEREMPUAN DALAM FILM ALAA KACHUU: REPRESENTASI KETIDAKSETARAAN GENDER DI KIRGIZSTAN

TRADISI PENCULIKAN PENGANTIN PEREMPUAN DALAM FILM ALAA KACHUU: REPRESENTASI KETIDAKSETARAAN GENDER DI KIRGIZSTAN

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This research investigates teal horse blanket how two movies, both entitled Ala Kachuu (2018 and 2002), represent ala kachuu, i.e.a tradition of bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan.

Even though the Kyrgyz government has formally banned this practice since 2016, which is considered as a form of forced marriage, it still exists and is practiced by some Kyrgyz.This research used the qualitative method coupled with the mise-en-scène cinematographic technique.By here using Stuart Hall’s representation theory (1997) and Mansour Fakih’s gender inequality theory (2008) as analysis tools, this study concludes that both movies represent ala kachuu as a tradition which promotes gender inequality.

Moreover, they also represent it as a tradition that leads to various forms of violence against women in Kyrgyzstan.