Children of the Mist

Di is a 12-year-old girl from the mist-shrouded mountains of northern Vietnam. She belongs to the Hmong, an ethnic minority in which girls get married at a very young age. This is often preceded by a controversial “bride-napping,” where the girl is abducted by her future husband on New Year’s Eve. Negotiations between the families follow. This also happened to Di’s sister and their mother, so it doesn’t seem strange that in preparation the women and girls discuss sex and married life without embarrassment. But Di also goes to school, where she learns very different values. And in her own way, even Di’s mother tries to warn her daughter about child marriage.

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Má Thị Di Self

Châu Thị Xay Self

Má A Pho Self

Má Thị La Self

Má A Cớ Self

Giàng Thị La Self

Giàng Thị Cở Self

Giàng Thị Máy Self

Thào A Vàng Self

Nguyễn Thị Thu Loan Self

Bùi Thị Hoài Thu Self

Má Thị Mảo Self

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