'Bitter Honey': a Portrait of Polygamous Marriage

The Leonard Lopate Show | Oct 31, 2014

Filmmaker Robert Lemelson discusses his documentary “Bitter Honey,” an intimate portrait of three polygamous families in Bali, Indonesia. The film delves into the lives of Balinese co-wives, for whom marriage frequently involves psychological manipulation, infidelity, domestic violence, and economic hardship. "Bitter Honey" aims to spark a wider conversation about contemporary polygamy and women’s rights in Indonesia. The film opens October 31 at the IFC Center.

 

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