Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan

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  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 34 min
  • Premiere: 2011. December 8.

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.

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Camera

Jason Mojica

Additional Camera

Crew

Bernardo Loyola

Cinematography

Directing

Editing

Production

Steven Belser

Head of Production

Jason Mojica

Producer

Suroosh Alvi

Executive Producer

Eddy Moretti

Executive Producer

Shane Smith

Executive Producer

Camera

Jason Mojica

Additional Camera

Crew

Bernardo Loyola

Cinematography

Directing

Editing

Production

Steven Belser

Head of Production

Jason Mojica

Producer

Suroosh Alvi

Executive Producer

Eddy Moretti

Executive Producer

Shane Smith

Executive Producer