A Bride of the Seventh Heaven (2004)

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.

Released

2004-03-05

Genres

Drama

Runtime

82 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Anastasia Lapsui, Markku Lehmuskallio

TMDB rating

6.1/10 from 9 votes