Desert Brides

Desert Brides 2008 Released

Directed by Ada Ushpiz

Documentary · 75 min

 

Desert Brides 2008 Released

Directed by Ada Ushpiz

Documentary · 75 min

 

My Happiness, Her Misery

This is the story of three Bedouin women, struggling within a polygamous system. Living in the Negev desert in Israel, the story is told through the eyes of a wedding photographer, Mariam Al-Quader. She herself is living under constant fear that her husband will marry "over her" (the expression used when a man chooses an additional wife). The other two women are pushed into marrying already married men, and become... see more

My Happiness, Her Misery

This is the story of three Bedouin women, struggling within a polygamous system. Living in the Negev desert in Israel, the story is told through the eyes of a wedding photographer, Mariam Al-Quader. She herself is living under constant fear that her husband will marry "over her" (the expression used when a man chooses an additional wife). The other two women are pushed into marrying already married men, and become... see more
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Apr 1, 2008
COUNTRY
IL
LANGUAGE
HE
SPOKEN
Arabic, Hebrew
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
N/A