Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

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.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

34 minutes

Year:

2011

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Company:

VICE Media

Cast:
Thomas Morton

Host

Crew:
Jason Mojica

Producer

Bernardo Loyola

Cinematography

Jason Mojica

Additional Camera

Lise Lavallee

Editor

Eddy Moretti

Executive Producer