
Hearts Know * the Runaway Brides
Documentary
Overview
Nineteen brides, scattered over four continents, run off on their wedding day. Reality and fiction merge when random people from different cultures contemplate why the brides run away.
Top Cast
Bilkees Akther
Bilkees Akther
Bilkees Akther


Murat Aygen
Murat Aygen
Murat Aygen
Chie Arai
Chie Arai
Chie Arai


Alissa Atanassova
Alissa Atanassova
Alissa Atanassova
Suparna Chowdhury
Suparna Chowdhury
Suparna Chowdhury


Anna Maria Sturm
Anna Maria Sturm
Anna Maria Sturm
Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir
Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir
Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir


Nihan Aslı Elmas
Nihan Aslı Elmas
Nihan Aslı Elmas
Mandeep Ghai
Mandeep Ghai
Mandeep Ghai
Mahlet Habte
Mahlet Habte
Mahlet Habte
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