Déchirements (Torn Apart)

What does one do at fourteen, fifteen years old when family members start pressuring in order to accept “an arranged marriage”?
Can one refuse? What are the consequences? Is there a risk of life?
Forced marriages do exist in Quebec, and teenagers often are the victims.
Hopefully, trained personnel can more adequately give help to those in need.

  • Raymonde Provencher
    Director
    Le déshonneur des Casques bleus (2007), Une mort insensée (2008), Grace, Milly, Lucy…des fillettes soldates (2010), Ces crimes sans honneur (2011), Café Désirs (2015)
  • Raymonde Provencher
    Writer
    Le déshonneur des Casques bleus (2007), Une mort insensée (2008), Grace, Milly, Lucy…des fillettes soldates (2010), Ces crimes sans honneur (2011), Café Désirs (2015)
  • Raymonde Provencher
    Producer
    Le déshonneur des Casques bleus (2007), Une mort insensée (2008), Grace, Milly, Lucy…des fillettes soldates (2010), Ces crimes sans honneur (2011), Café Désirs (2015)
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Déchirements
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Social Justice, womans right
  • Runtime:
    57 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 30, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director - Raymonde Provencher