
Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
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34min
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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Documentary
Released: 2011-12-08
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United States of America
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VICE Media
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Thomas Morton
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