BUCHAREST, Romania - A white limousine screeches to a halt and a bride, resplendent in frothy gown and veil, is hauled outside by her abductors. It's one of Romania's more colorful customs: ...
LOCARNO, Switzerland — Sophia Mocorrea, writer-director of Sundance winning short “Kidnapping of the Bride” and awaited feature “Marriage by Abduction,” which scooped December’s Les Arcs Talent ...
Grief and anxiety continue to grip Chacho village in Wurno Local Government Area, Sokoto State, as a bride, her bridesmaids, ...
In Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, two countries in central Asia between Russia and China, there is a so-called tradition of bride kidnapping. Young women are abducted, often in broad daylight, and taken ...
Near the beginning and near the end of Mirlan Abdykalykov’s beautifully made but tough-minded, enraging “Bride Kidnapping” there are literally mirroring shots of the main character, 19-year-old Umut ...