Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

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  • 2011
  • 0 hr 34 min
  •  7  (1)
  •   Released

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.

Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
Description
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.
  • Release Date
    2011
  • Runtime
    0 hr 34 min
  • Language
    en
  • Rating
    7  (1)