Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears (2006)

Name: Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-11-03

52m

Running Time

Plot.

Two Bangladeshi girls born and raised in London have weddings arranged for them against their will by their family. Shahanara, the rebel of the family, banished from the family in her teens for being "too Western", has to swap her pink hot pants for a sari as she goes off to the airport to meet her new Bangladeshi husband. Her sister Hushnara is the opposite of Shahanara; a devout Muslim who agrees to marry so she doesn't upset her parents.

Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Shahanara Begum

Herself

Hushnara Begum

Herself

Simon Chambers

Himself - Narrator / Cinematography / Screenplay / Director / Producer

Emiliano Battista

Editor

Rabindranath Tagore

Music

Benjamin Putland

Editor

Details.

Release Date
November 3, 2006

Status
Released

Running Time
52m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-13

This Movie Is About.

london england

sibling relationship

muslim

parent child relationship

arranged marriage

religion

bangladesh

human interest

Wiki.

Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears is a 2006 British documentary film produced, directed and written by Simon Chambers. The film is about two sisters born and raised in London in the traditions of their native Bangladesh, going through the process of arranged marriages to men chosen by their parents.