Summary

The Forced Marriage Unit is a gripping investigation into the growing phenomenon of forced marriages. The documentary revolves around the work of The Forced Marriage Unit (FMU), run jointly by the UK government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Home Office and lifts the lid on some of the ‘pushers’ and victims involved in forced marriages.
 
With unrivalled access, the film-makers implanted themselves within the FMU and its partner offices in Bangladesh and Pakistan to reveal the work of the men and women in the teams, as well as following new and existing cases as they unfold – including a series of rescues. Part current-affairs investigation, part character study, The Forced Marriage Unit traces the lives of the victims of forced marriage, those that have escaped and those involved in helping them begin new lives with new identities. Chillingly, the film also explores the work of the bounty hunters who are hired to track down women who have escaped.