General Information

Author/Creator

Lom, Petr, director.

Language

Kyrgyz.

Subtitles

English

Published

Canada, 2004.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (51 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00001815

Contents/Summary

Summary

In Kyrgyzstan, it is not unusual for a girl to go to school in the morning without a care in the world, but to end up a bride in a family of strangers by nightfall. In Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, men abduct a bride if they are not rich enough to pay a dowry. The kidnapping is often discussed beforehand in the potential groom's family: who has a car available, what the girl should be able to do, and where she will live. After the abduction, the new in-laws inform the girl’s parents, who often accept the “proposal.” Kidnapping a bride is common practice. “We have all been abducted,” a women tell a freshly kidnapped girl who reluctantly stands in a corner. Director Petr Lom films the brides, the grooms and the in-laws, and tells the story from this remote country in five chapters.

Bibliographic Information

Note

Supported by The Women's Program of the Soros Foundation of Kyrgyzstan and the Center for Policy Studies of Central European University

Duration: 00:51:00

Library Special Collection

Soros Documentary Fund

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 0001 (HU_OSA_00000001)	Available		-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 0001 (HU_OSA_00001815.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format