Film Stills (click for a hi-res image)
Marjorie (Elise Schaap)
Old Frank (Rutger Frank)
Ada Von Holland (Karina Smulders)
Frank (Waldemar Torenstra) and Esther (Anna Drijver)
Frank (Waldemar Torenstra) and Ada (Karina Smulders)
Marjorie (Elise Schaap)
Marjorie (Elise Schaap) and Hans (Mattijn Hartemink)
Bobby (Mykola Allen) and Esther (Anna Drijver)
Bride Flight
directed by Ben Sombogaart
starring Waldemar Torenstra, Karina Smulders, Anna Drijver, Elise Schaap, Rutger Hauer, Pleuni Touw
Eager to escape the damp and suffocating atmosphere of post-war Holland, the three young Dutchwomen Ada, Esther and Marjorie look forward to a better life in New Zealand. They meet on the immigration flight – the “Bride Flight” – to their new country, where they are to join fiancés and marry. During the flight, the three women form a bond of friendship among themselves, and with Frank, an attractive young man who wants to set up a winery. On their arrival, all four part ways to start a new life. Yet their paths continue to cross – Ada will one day leave her children and her puritan husband for Frank, an escape to freedom that is ultimately doomed. And the single career woman Esther will give her unwanted child to Marjorie and her husband after Marjorie suffers a miscarriage and will probably never bear a child again. As the boy grows up, Marjorie fears that Esther might break the pact of silence they made. An outing that reunites all four friends and the boy turns into a near tragedy that destroys one friendship, shatters a loving relationship, and nearly costs the boy’s life. Only 50 years later do they all come together again, perhaps closer now than ever before…
Awards
Newport Beach Film Festival 2010:
- Best Feature Film
- Best Actress – Karina Smulders
- Best Director – Ben Sombogaart
- Best Cinematographer – Piotr Kukla
- Best Screenplay – Marieke van der Pol
Netherlands Film Festival 2009:
- Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actress (Pleuni Touw)
Technical Information
- Production Year
- 2008
- Country of Production
- Netherlands
- Language
- Dutch, English
- Running Time
- 130
- Screen Ratio
- 2.35:1
- Sound
- Dolby Digital
- Color
- Color
- Rating
- unrated
Playdates
| Opens | State | City | Theater | Run |
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| April 24 | CA | Newport Beach | Newport Beach Film Festival | April 24 & 29 |
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| May 10 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival | May 10 only | |
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| June 1 | WA | Seattle | Seattle International Film Festival | June 1 & 4 |
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| June 10 | MA | Boston | Museum of Fine Arts Boston | June 10 & 13 |
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| July 11 | ME | Waterville | Maine International Film Festival | July 11, 15 & 17 |
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| July 22 | NY | Stony Brook | Stony Brook Film Festival | July 22-31 |
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| October 1 | AZ | Scottsdale | Scottsdale IFF | October 1-5 |
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| November 10 | DE | Rehoboth Beach | Rehoboth Beach Film Festival | |
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