Item 2464 - Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgystan

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ES OVNI RSC-2464

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Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgystan

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  • 2004 (Accumulation)

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Video

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According to an old Kyrgz proverb, a good marriage always begins with tears... When a Kyrgyz man decides to marry, he often abducts the woman he has chosen. Typically, he takes several friends, hires a car, stakes out his bride-to-be's movements, and snatches her off the street. This first film ever to document the ancient custom of bride-kidnapping which is a common way of marrying in Kyrgyzstan, follows the dramatic stories of four of these non-consensual kidnappings.

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Press: Yes; Catalogue: Yes; Itinerancies: No; Online archive: No; Television: No

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  • English

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    Inglés

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    Llengua: Inglés. Països: Kyrgyzstan, United States of America

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    bride-kidnapping-in-kyrgystan

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    ES_OVNI_2004_propet001-bride-kidnapping-in

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    Language(s)

    • Catalan

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    • Latin

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