Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan 2011 Released

Directed by Santiago Stelley

Documentary · 34 min

 

Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan 2011 Released

Directed by Santiago Stelley

Documentary · 34 min

 

In the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, tradition is king. Polo's still played with a freshly killed goat and the men still marry their women the old-fashioned way: by abducting them off the street and forcing them to be their wife. Bride kidnapping is a supposedly ancient custom that's made a major comeback since the fall of Communism and now accounts for nearly half of all marriages in some parts.

In the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, tradition is king. Polo's still played with a freshly killed goat and the men still marry their women the old-fashioned way: by abducting them off the street and forcing them to be their wife. Bride kidnapping is a supposedly ancient custom that's made a major comeback since the fall of Communism and now accounts for nearly half of all marriages in some parts.
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RELEASED
Dec 8, 2011
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English, Kirghiz
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