简介：NelHedayatgoesonacompellingandrevealingjourneytofindoutwhatlifeisreallylikeforachildbride.Acrosstheworld,10milliongirlsayearmarryundertheageof18.That'soneeverythreeseconds. NeltravelstoIndiaandBangladesh,countrieswithtwoofthehighestratesofchildmarriageintheworld.Sheisnostrangertotheideaofchildmarriage-herauntyandgrandmotherwerechildbrides-butwhatsheseeschallengeseverythingshethought. Sheattendstheeye-openingweddingoftwosistersinRajasthan,onebarelyinherteensandherevenyoungersibling.InBangladesh,shemeetsa14-year-oldgirlwhowasmarriedlastyeartoa19-year-oldmanandisnowfourmonthspregnant.Nelmeetswomenwhoregretmissingoutonachildhoodandaneducation,andlearnsthatearlymarriagefrequentlyleadstoearlypregnancyandpainful,life-threateninglabours.ThefilmfeatureschildbridesinBangladeshwhogivebirthbeforetheirbodiesarefullydevelopedandcanendupwithahorrificmedicalconditionthatleavesthemsocialoutcasts. ButNelalsoseesrealsignsofoptimism.ShemeetsagirlinBangladeshwhorelishestheindependencethatworkinginDhaka'sgarmentindustryhasgivenher,andencountersgirlswhohavedefiedtheirfamilies'attemptstomarrythemoff,includingoneinIndiawhoispartofagrowingmovementofruralgirlswhoinsistonstayingoninschoolandgainingtheireducation.…