Every Good Marriage begins with Tears: to be screened on NDTV!

The documentary film “Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears”, directed by Mr. Simon Chambers will be shown on NDTV 24×7 on Saturday, 24th April 2010 at 3 p.m.,  followed by a repeat telecast on Sunday, 25 April at 1 p.m.

“Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears”
English (subtitled), 62 min, 2006, UK

A deeply moving, tender and laugh-out-loud account of two feisty and rebellious London Bangladeshi sisters who go “back home” against their will for arranged marriages. Through intimate footage of the most personal moments, the film explores the universal theme of love, and conflicts across the generations, between the daughters’ ideas and their parents. It dispels clichéd myths about the Islamic treatment of women and puts a human face on the communities which are currently being targeted as a result of terrorist attacks on the West.

Awards and Screenings

Nominated for UDOC Youth Prize, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, 2007;
Best Documentary, Royal Anthropological Institute, UK, 2006;
Best Documentary, Romadoc, Italy, 2006; Best Documentary, La Huesca International Film Festival, Spain, 2006;
Best Documentary, Ismalia International Film Festival, Egypt, 2006;
Best Newcomer, Nominated for Grierson, UK, 2006;
Honorable Mention, Parnu, Estonia, 2006;
Screened at numerous film festivals all over the world.

To order copies of the film, write to us at: underconstruction@magiclanternfoundation.org