Bali is world-famous as a tourist paradise, but for some Balinese women the reality is more troubling. Approximately 10% of Balinese families are polygamous, and men in these unions often take multiple brides without their spouses' consent. Filmed over the course of seven years, "Bitter Honey" offers the first in-depth exploration of these family's lives. Women from three polygamous families tell their stories of coercion, betrayal, and domestic violence and share their courageous struggle for empowerment and equal rights.

Directed by Robert Lemelson, 2015. 81 minutes. In Indonesian and Balinese with English subtitles.

Post-film discussion and Q&A with Moniek van Rheenen, sixth-year PhD candidate in linguistic anthropology and Southeast Asian studies at the University of Michigan, specializing in Indonesian Islam.

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