Spring Break
'Bride Kidnapping' documentary to be shown, discussion to follow
Issue date: 4/2/07 Section: Campus Bulletins
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The documentary "Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan" will be shown Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. in Stipes Hall, room 121. There will be a discussion following the film that includes its associate producer and on-screen translator, Fatima Sartbaeva.
According to a movie review at www.frif.com, even though Bride kidnapping was outlawed in 1994, one in three rural ethnic Kyrgyz women will be forced into a marriage.
The documentary follows four women who are abducted. They are literally seized on the streets and plead to be released. The men bind them to make sure they cannot escape, and the women in the family try to persuade them to relent. Sometimes the women end up agreeing, but they do not always have to marry. Two of the women end up happy; one goes against tradition, and one meets a tragic fate.
This film deals with old traditions and new ways butting heads. As Kyrgyzstan becomes more modern, the practice of bride kidnapping is being rejected more often. Women want to continue their education and do not want to just marry. Others still stay true to their roots.
The translator, Sartbaeva, was supposed to share the fate of these girls but instead married an American man named Scott. Her mother had arranged a kidnapping for her, but Sartbaeva found out about the plans.
Although bride kidnapping happens almost exclusively in Kyrgyzstan, it does sometimes occur in Kazakhstan, a neighboring country.
The film and discussion are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Center for International Studies at 309/298-2501
-Compiled by Amanda Alund, courier staff
According to a movie review at www.frif.com, even though Bride kidnapping was outlawed in 1994, one in three rural ethnic Kyrgyz women will be forced into a marriage.
The documentary follows four women who are abducted. They are literally seized on the streets and plead to be released. The men bind them to make sure they cannot escape, and the women in the family try to persuade them to relent. Sometimes the women end up agreeing, but they do not always have to marry. Two of the women end up happy; one goes against tradition, and one meets a tragic fate.
This film deals with old traditions and new ways butting heads. As Kyrgyzstan becomes more modern, the practice of bride kidnapping is being rejected more often. Women want to continue their education and do not want to just marry. Others still stay true to their roots.
The translator, Sartbaeva, was supposed to share the fate of these girls but instead married an American man named Scott. Her mother had arranged a kidnapping for her, but Sartbaeva found out about the plans.
Although bride kidnapping happens almost exclusively in Kyrgyzstan, it does sometimes occur in Kazakhstan, a neighboring country.
The film and discussion are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Center for International Studies at 309/298-2501
-Compiled by Amanda Alund, courier staff
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