Picture Bride
Teens

Picture Bride

Best from age 13 · PG-13 · 1995 · 94 min

Picture Bride

In 1918, a young Japanese orphan, Riyo, journeys to Hawaii for an arranged marriage to a man twice her age. Disappointed by her new reality, she finds friendship and learns to adapt to her challenging new life on a sugarcane plantation. It

What's in it

0 = none · 10 = intense

Violence & peril

Mild

2/10

Language

Mild

1/10

Drinking, drugs & smoking

Moderate

3/10

Romance & sensuality

Mild

2/10

Scary moments

Mild

1/10

Heads up

  • Depicts the harsh realities of plantation life.
  • Some mature themes related to marriage.
  • Brief instances of sexism and cultural insensitivity.

Models well

  • Resilience in the face of adversity
  • Value of female friendship
  • Adapting to new cultures
  • Finding strength within community

Talk about it after

  • The challenges of arranged marriage
  • Immigrant experiences and cultural assimilation
  • Historical context of plantation labor
  • The meaning of commitment and family
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