Movie·2011·0h 34m

Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

Name: Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-12-08
Rating: 7
Cast: Thomas Morton

★ 7.0Documentary

Synopsis

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.