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Robert Lemelson, a UCLA anthropology assistant adjunct professor, is the director of the documentary &quot;Bitter Honey,&quot; which follows polygamous relationships in Bali, Indonesia. These relationships involve husbands with many wives and are often plagued by violence and infidelity. (Courtesy of Robert Lemelson)

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Q&#038;A: Faculty member&#8217;s film &#8216;Bitter Honey&#8217; explores polygamy in Indonesia

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With his experience as an anthropologist guiding him through the process, UCLA anthropology assistant adjunct professor Robert Lemelson set out to record seven years in the lives of three polygamous families in present-day Bali, Indonesia in his documentary, “Bitter Honey.” Lemelson said after the regime of the second president of Indonesia, Suharto – which lasted from 1967 to 1998 – fell, the country was shook with a wave of sexual violence, he added.

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Q&A: Faculty member’s film ‘Bitter Honey’ explores polygamy in Indonesia

By Samantha Mannis

Oct. 13, 2014 3:19 a.m.