
Ala Kachuu Documentary Film
Dr.
Petr Lom traveled to Kyrgyzstan, where he filmed the practice of Ala Kachuu.
Lom filmed the process of kidnapping and talked to kidnapping families, and with
kidnapped brides -- those who have managed to escape from their captors as well
as those who are making homes with their new husbands.
The
50 minute film (VCR) is available for educational use in Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan
Contact the East West Center at American University-Central Asia
996-312-66-40-89,
or KleinbachR@PhilaU.edu.
For
more information on the film visit Frontline:
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/kyrgyzstan/index.html