简介：ThefirstfilmevertodocumenttheancientcustomofbridekidnappingwhichisacommonwayofmarryinginKyrgyzstan,oneoftheformerSovietRepublicsinCentralAsia. WhenaKyrgyzmandecidestomarry,heoftenabductsthewomanhehaschosen.Typically,hetakesseveralfriends,hiresacar,stakesouthisbride-to-be'smovements,andsnatchesheroffthestreet.Thewomanistakentothegroom'sfamilyhome. Adelegationisthensenttoherfamilytoinformthemofthekidnapping.Theabductedwomaniskeptuntilsomeonefromherfamilyarrivesthatwilldeterminewhethershewillmarryherkidnapper. Thelevelofconsentandthefamiliarityofthebridewiththegroomvary.Sometimesthekidnappingsareconsensual-thebrideisengagedtothegroomandagreestothekidnapping.Herethekidnappingsaremerelyplayfulrituals.Inmanyothercaseshowever,thebridedoesnotwanttomarryhersuitor,orhasneverevenmethimbeforesheiskidnapped. RecentstudiesestimatethatabouthalfofallmarriagesinKyrgyzstantodayareconductedthroughkidnapping,andthatinhalfofthesecasesawomanisforcedintoamarriageagainstherwill. Thisdocumentaryfollowsthedramaticstoriesoffourofnon-consensualkidnappings.…