The Wedding Maidens (1990)

Five young girls in a remote mountain village each find themselves forced into unhappy marriages. Together, they find solace in an old legend, that a girl may hang herself before marriage and retain her purity, her soul turning into a white bird and soaring to the heavenly garden, where there is only beauty and peace.

Released Sept. 10, 1990 94 min None+

Genres: Drama

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