Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan (2011)

Overview : 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 : December 8, 2011

Runtime : 34m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : VICE Media

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : kidnapping, kyrgyzstan, disapproving