Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
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.
- Year: 2011
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: VICE Media
- Keyword: kidnapping, kyrgyzstan, disapproving
- Director: Santiago Stelley
- Cast: Thomas Morton