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Ada Von Holland (Karina Smulders)

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Frank (Waldemar Torenstra) and Esther (Anna Drijver)

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Frank (Waldemar Torenstra) and Ada (Karina Smulders)

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Marjorie (Elise Schaap)

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Marjorie (Elise Schaap) and Hans (Mattijn Hartemink)

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Bobby (Mykola Allen) and Esther (Anna Drijver)

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Old Frank (Rutger Hauer)

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Bride Flight

directed by Ben Sombogaart
starring Waldemar Torenstra, Karina Smulders, Anna Drijver, Elise Schaap, Rutger Hauer, Pleuni Touw

Bride Flight is a lavish romantic drama that charts the lives of three women who escape the gloom of post-WWII Holland for what they hope will be a better life in New Zealand. Ada, the shy but sensual farm girl, Marjorie, who dreams of a big family, and Esther, a Holocaust survivor who aspires to be a fashion designer, become fast friends during the long flight taking them to their waiting husbands, who have already settled in Christchurch.

On the flight the women also meet Frank, a dashing young man who will play a large role in each of their lives. Upon arrival, they part ways to start their new lives, but their paths continue to cross with chance meetings resulting in adultery, betrayal and near tragedy leading up to a reunion fifty years later.

Awards

Scottsdale Film Festival – Audience Award for Best Film
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival – Audience Favorite Award
Rehoboth Beach Film Festival – Best Feature Audience Award
Newport Beach Film Festival – Best Feature Film, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Screenplay

Press Reactions

  • A haunting masterpiece with the power of Doctor Zhivago… – Moving Pictures

Technical Information

Production Year
2008
Release Date
10 Jun 2011
Country of Production
Netherlands
Language
Dutch, English with English subtitles
Running Time
130
Screen Ratio
2.35:1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Rating
R

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