Bride of the Orient

Bride of the Orient

1989
1h 34m
9.5

9.5/10

24 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance
Overview

After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own. Eventually he pays for a bride from Thailand. The couple don't share a language, but being to know each other. However the village neighbors are suspicious of foreigners.

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Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
SRF ZDF Cinéfilm AG Balance Film
Production Countries
Germany Switzerland
Spoken Languages
German

Keywords

marriage melancholy religion racism sex trafficking rural life ambiguous empathetic

Quick Facts

Original Title Gekauftes Glück
Release Date March 2, 1989
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0095205

Cast

Wolfram Berger
Wolfram Berger

Windleter

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog

Businger

Helen Vita
Helen Vita

Matrimonial Agent

Annamirl Bierbichler
Annamirl Bierbichler

Vreneli

Arunotai Jitreekan
Arunotai Jitreekan

Thai Woman

Mathias Gnädinger
Mathias Gnädinger

'Hirschen'-Wirt

Günter Meisner
Günter Meisner

Priest Barmettler

Michael Gempart
Michael Gempart

Postal Clerk

Marie-Thérèse Mäder
Marie-Thérèse Mäder

Jeannine

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Faden-Kari

Jan Kadlec
Jan Kadlec

Boris

Daniela Tallarico
Daniela Tallarico

Tamara

Key Crew

Urs Odermatt
Director
Urs Odermatt
Writer
Christoph Locher
Producer
Lutz Kleinselbeck
Producer
Walter Saxer
Executive Producer
Alfred Nathan
Producer
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