Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan (2011)

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.

Released Dec. 8, 2011 34 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: tmdb.kyrgyzstan, mdblist.imdb-short, tmdb.kidnapping, mdblist.one-actor, tmdb.disapproving

Production Companies: VICE Media

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English, Kirghiz