A Bride of the Seventh Heaven

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.

• Anastasia LapsuiWriter · Director
• Markku LehmuskallioDirector
• Kristiina PerviläProducer
• Johannes LehmuskallioDirector of Photography
• Anna-Kaisa LiedesOriginal Music Composer
• Juho GartzEditor

Release date

March 5, 2004

Status

Released

Original language

Finnish

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

S

Genres

Drama

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