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Location research
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2018
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Maastricht University
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English
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Abstract
This short documentary that follows the story of a woman who for years is trapped in her marriage and is not able to divorce. This is also referred to as marital captivity. Marital Captivity concerns a situation in which one or both spouses are forced to remain married against their will because the religious marriage cannot be terminated. Essentially, this is a form of forced marriage that often affects women.
Citation
Deogratias, B. (2018). Trapped in a marriage. Documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua2keyvIFBA.
Sponsorship
This documentary was made within the context of the NWO research project: Marital Captivity: Bridging the gap between religion and law’ conducted at Maastricht University.