A Bride of the Seventh Heaven

2004 | 82 minutes | 5.6 ★ (8)

A Bride of the Seventh Heaven
  • Overview

    An elderly Nenets woman in teepee on northern Russia's Yamal Peninsula recounts her early life betrothed to a deity for the entertainment of a blind young girl. In the Nenets culture, a girl child can be married to holiest of holies, Num, before or after her birth. Lonely old Numd' Syarda (which means, literally, 'tied to Num') entertains the blind young Ilne ('giver of life') with stories of how she became one of these chosen few.

  • Release Date

    05 March 2004

  • DirectingAnastasia Lapsui
  • Budget

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    $0.00

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