Knots: A Forced Marriage Story

Play trailer

2:48

Knots: A Forced Marriage Story

Released May 7, 2021

1h 16m

Documentary

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

100%

Tomatometer

8 Reviews

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

The film explores forced and child marriages, which are occurring legally across the United States every day. Director Kate Brewer reveals the disturbing truth about this problem in modern America through the complicated experience of three forced marriage survivors. Nina Van Harn, Sara Tasneem, and Fraidy Reiss share intimate details of their personal journeys of surviving, escaping and ultimately becoming powerful voices in the historic fight to end the human rights abuse of forced marriage.

Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Knots: A Forced Marriage Story provides a comprehensive cross-section of religious victimization.

May 8, 2021

Full Review

Betsy Bozdech

AWFJ.org

This isn't The Handmaid's Tale; it's daily life in the United States right now for thousands...and as Kate Brewer's Knots: A Forced Marriage Story makes abundantly clear, it needs to stop now.

Jan 11, 2022

Full Review

Leslie Combemale

AWFJ.org

It is clearly a labor of love for Brewer, and she certainly expresses an urgency for change that seems to elude our politicians + there's value in hearing the highly personal stories.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 27, 2021

Full Review

Nora Lee Mandel

Maven's Nest

Puts Ultra-Orthodox women within the pressured context of all girls/women in the U.S. facing no choices, with no social or legal recourse within their communities/families.

Rated: 7/10

May 31, 2021

Full Review

Ray Lobo

Battle Royale With Cheese

Knots lays out the legal and structural landscape that allows underage forced marriages.

May 16, 2021

Full Review

Noah Schwartz

Film Threat

The film's plot is strong, powerfully weaving together these three unique stories of suffering, struggle, and hard-fought liberation.

Rated: 7/10

May 11, 2021

Full Review

Read all reviews

Audience Member

This is a compelling and important film. The child marriage problem is little known in the US but the impacts of child marriage on child brides are profound--their health, their education, and their development. "Knots" powerfully explores the reasons why children should not marry.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Kate Ryan Brewer

Director

Kate Ryan Brewer

Writer

Kate Ryan Brewer

Producer

Paige Livingston

Producer

Tim Ryan

Executive Producer

Jasmine Lord

Cinematographer

After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News

100%

55%

After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News

Watchlist

Dying to Divorce

100%

%

Dying to Divorce

Watchlist

Disclosure

98%

86%

Disclosure

Watchlist

Unwanted

%

%

Unwanted

Watchlist

Personhood: Policing Pregnant Women in America

100%

%

Personhood: Policing Pregnant Women in America

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Personhood: Policing Pregnant Women in America

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Knots: A Forced Marriage Story: Trailer 1

2:48

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

The film explores forced and child marriages, which are occurring legally across the United States every day. Director Kate Brewer reveals the disturbing truth about this problem in modern America through the complicated experience of three forced marriage survivors. Nina Van Harn, Sara Tasneem, and Fraidy Reiss share intimate details of their personal journeys of surviving, escaping and ultimately becoming powerful voices in the historic fight to end the human rights abuse of forced marriage.

Director: Kate Ryan Brewer
Producer: Kate Ryan Brewer, Paige Livingston
Screenwriter: Kate Ryan Brewer
Distributor: Global Digital Releasing
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 7, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2021
Runtime: 1h 16m

Most Popular at Home Now