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Bride Flight (2008) 6.9
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6.9/10 from 1,586 users
Metascore: 60/100
Reviews: 27 user | 29 critic | 19 from Metacritic.com A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides. Director:Ben SombogaartWriter:Marieke van der Pol (screenplay) |
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Karina Smulders | ... |
Ada van Holland
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Pleuni Touw | ... |
Old Ada
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Esther Cahn
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Old Esther
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Marjorie Mullin
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Petra Laseur | ... |
Old Marjorie
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Frank de Rooy
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Micha Hulshof | ... |
Derk Visser
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Mattijn Hartemink | ... |
Hans Doorman
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Walter Bart | ... |
Leon
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Hans Man in 't Veld | ... |
Vicar
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Old Mosie
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Rob Mokaraka | ... |
Mosie
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Mykola Allen | ... |
Bobby Doorman
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1953, a flood adding to the aftermath of World War II swells the numbers of Dutch emigrants. On a KLM flight to New Zealand, part of a race from London, Frank, who lost his family and colonial estate in the Japanese occupation and Indonesian civil war of Independence, meets some virtual mail order brides. Ada van Holland becomes his lover before confessing she's already married by proxy to gloomy Calvinist Derk. Jewish concentration camp survivor Esther dodges her engagement for a fashion career and discretely has her boy Bobby adopted by infertile Marjorie, who did everything else right with husband Hans. Over the years, some of their paths cross again, all survivors meet at Frank's funeral. Written by KGF Vissers
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A forbidden love. An impossible choice. A secret past.Genres:
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Rated R for a strong sex scene and some graphic nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
10 June 2011 (USA) See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$54,044 (USA) (10 June 2011)Gross:
$497,252 (USA) (21 October 2011)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Ada: It's a bunker.
Derk: They were afraid of an invasion by the Japs. The land is owned by the county but the bunker is ours.
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Even though the movie was not shot in the 1:2,35 (scope) format, the bottom and top were cut off in the last stage of post-production. See more »Goofs
The KLM plane is shown landing in Karachi with mountains in the background. There are no mountains in Karachi. Also at Karachi airport Arabic is written on the walls. Urdu is the written and spoken language there. See more »Quotes
[after walking up a hill to their house, Ada finds a horrible bunker]Ada: It's a bunker.
Derk: They were afraid of an invasion by the Japs. The land is owned by the county but the bunker is ours.
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Oh, what a tangled web we weave. But to how many webs do we belong? How many decisions were made outside our comprehension that changed the course of life forever? How many of those decisions became regrets? It doesn't really matter because yesterday happened, but it is interesting to consider the interconnected backstage of existence. And then tremble at the great unknown that is your parent's past. There's just so much we'll never know. And that's mostly OK. Bride Flight is a film that I admired because its leading characters were not only exquisitely defined, but their stories felt distinct and complete, almost separate within a greater whole. These people kept things from one another, and yet they were all so pivotal to each other. The dramatic irony fires on all cylinders. And the ensemble has absolutely excellent chemistry to pull it off. You never doubt the natural unfolding of events because every glance they give or catch is so engaging. New Zealand serves as a breathtakingly epic backdrop to this romance that jumps back and forth on a timeline much more gracefully than so many other examples. When it does jump back you start to become very happy certain rigid social customs have been left behind, and that's a testament to how fully yet subtly its realized. This was a pleasant surprise to watch.