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Desert Brides (2008)
Directed by Ada Ushpiz
“My Happiness, Her Misery”
Documentary · 1h 15m
This is the story of three Bedouin women, struggling within a polygamous system. Living in the Negev desert in Israel, the story is told through the eyes of a wedding photographer, Mariam Al-Quader. She herself is living under constant fear that her husband will marry "over her" (the expression used when a man chooses an additional wife). The other two women are pushed into marrying already married men, and become "second wives", forced to cooperate within a structure they despise or are afraid of.
Crew
- Director
- Ada Ushpiz
Details
- Original title
- כלות המדבר
- Release date
- 2008-04-01
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- HE
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, Hebrew