Review of Bitter Honey (2016) by Andy Webster for New York Times — 30 Oct 2014
There is nothing remotely salacious about Bitter Honey, an agonizing documentary examination of polygamy in Bali, Indonesia, from the U.C.L.A. anthropologist Robert Lemelson. There is only vivid evidence of a society that, despite limp efforts at discouraging domestic abuse, remains mired in ancient patriarchy, sanctioning polygamy and, implicitly, often attendant violence.
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This review of Bitter Honey (2016) was written by Andy Webster and published by New York Times on 30 Oct 2014.
Bitter Honey has generally received mixed reviews.
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