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What Have You Done, Zarina?

What Have You Done, Zarina?

Directed by

Camila Sagyntkan

Kazakhstan 2025 27 MIN

What Have You Done, Zarina?

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Zarina discovers that she is pregnant and desperately wants to end the pregnancy before anyone finds out. Confiding only in her closest friend, she searches for a solution while hiding her fear from a family she believes will never understand. Each attempt to escape the situation pulls her further into isolation, shame, and silence, forcing a teenager to carry decisions and consequences far beyond her age.

Camila Sagyntkan

Camila Sagyntkan is a Kazakh director and writer from Almaty. A law graduate, she worked for several years across more than a hundred film projects as an assistant director, producer, and script supervisor before moving into directing. Her debut short, Happy Independence Day, was shortlisted for the Sundance Institute Ignite x Adobe programme and screened at numerous international festivals. What Have You Done, Zarina?, her second short film, won Best Film in the Short Film Competition at the Torino Film Festival.

Credits

Director
Camila Sagyntkan
Screenplay
Camila Sagyntkan
Cinematography
Aigul Nurbulatova
Editing
Alimzhan Shiyapov, Camila Sagyntkan
Music
RYSO-1694 / Sultanali Kongyratbay
Sound Design
Aleksandr Khimich
Cast
Yenlik Kozyke, Tomiris Agadilova, Akzhol Primbetov, Saule Zhaksylykkyzy, Zhumagali Makhanov, Aylin Sultangazina, Faiza Akhmetova, Suleiman Stepchenko, Aisulu Kuangan
Producers
Yerkebulan Kurishbayev, Yevgeniya Moreva, Gregory Bagaev, Camila Sagyntkan (QARA Studios, Eleven Thirty PM, K. Sagyntkan)

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