The Beloved Daughter

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 5, 2020

Original language

Finnish

Spoken languages

Finnish, Norwegian

Countries

Finland

Production

Finnish Film Foundation,Icebreaker Productions [Finland],Icebreaker Productions

Director

Tiina Madisson

Writer

Tiina Madisson

Producer

Kirsi Mattila

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt10967954