Bride of the Orient

Movie
Audience Score
77
Bride of the Orient
NR 1 hr 34 minDrama, Romance
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.
StarringWolfram BergerWerner HerzogHelen Vita
DirectorUrs Odermatt
WriterUrs Odermatt

Movie Details

Original Language:German
Executive Producers:Walter Saxer
Production Companies:SRF, ZDF, Balance Film, Cinéfilm AG
Movie Tags:
religionmarriageracismmelancholyrural lifeambiguousempatheticsex trafficking