Holy Matrimony

A young Hutterite boy must marry his late brother's wife who comes from outside the community. Young couple Havana and Peter rob a county fair of its daily receipts and escape to Canada to hide out in the Hutterite community where Peter was raised. While there, they get married to satisfy the conservative elders in the community. Peter hides their loot in a secret hiding place, then dies in a car wreck. His much-younger brother Zeke is called upon to replace his brother and marry Havana. Zeke already hates Havana because he believes she is what changed his brother. She begins looking through everything that was Peter's, and Zeke rightly deduces that Peter hid something from her. He finds the money, along with a newspaper article that mentions Peter as the prime suspect in the robbery. Zeke initially uses the cash to trick his bride into doing housework. Later he shows it to the elders, who deem that it should be returned to its rightful owners. Zeke and Havana--who claims innocence of the source of the money--are sent back to the U.S. to return the money. —Tony Berkoff <aberkoff@hq.caci.com> Havana and her boyfriend Peter rob a large amount from the safe of her boss at the fair where she works. The next morning, they see Peter on the front-page headline and realize that there was a hidden camera and now they're wanted by the police. They flee and Peter convinces Havana to travel to the Hutterite community where he was raised. He lies to his uncle Wilhelm that Havana is his wife. They are forced to get married in the community to live together. Peter hides the money to force Havana to stay with him. However, he has a car accident and dies. In accordance with the Hutterite traditions, Havana must leave the village or marry Peter's brother Ezekiel, who is still just a boy. Havana needs more time to find the money and agrees to marry the lad. Meanwhile, corrupt FBI Agent Markowski is seeking out Peter and Havana to take their money for him. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil