The Beloved Daughter / DocPoint 2021

The 14-year-old Nepalese girl Rekha is yearning to become an English teacher. But the dream is almost impossible to realise, as Rekha’s family is planning to marry her off to a young boy in the neighbouring village. ‘The Beloved Daughter’ is a colourful but delicate tale about how poverty and cultural traditions force Rekha’s father to send her away from the family and make her step into adulthood at a far too early age. For even though child marriage is prohibited by law – even in Nepal – the tradition is still widespread and responsible for determining the fate of children like Rekha all over the world.

Language: Bhojpuri, Nepalese, Sanskrit
Subtitles: Estonian

Name in Original Language: Nepalin morsian / The Beloved Daughter
Director: Tiina Madisson
Country: Finland, Norway
Year: 2020
Length: 71 min
Cinematography: Marita Hällfors
Editing: Katja Pällijeff
Production: Icebreaker Productions, Filmavdelingen AS

Showtimes:
Online Elisa Stage: Tue 2.02 - Sun 7.02