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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 5, 2004

Original language

Finnish

Countries

Finland

Production

Millennium Film

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0366652