The Beloved Daughter

• Movies
• 2020-03-05
• FI
• Released
• 1h 11m
• FI
• Documentary

• 5.0
• 1
• Trailer

Production

Icebreaker Productions, Finnish Film Foundation

Storyline

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.