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Bride Flight

Director(s):	Ben Sombogaart
Producer(s):	SAMSA FILM ID TV Films (NL)
Script:	Marieke Van der Pol - Based on the novel "Bruidsvlucht" by Tessa de Loo and on Ross Fraser's idea
Year:	2008
Form:	FICTION - Feature film
Genre:	Drama
Original version:	Netherlands
Running time:	130'

Synopsis

Three young Dutch women, Marjorie, Ada and Esther, eager to escape the damp and suffocating atmosphere in post-war Holland, are looking forward to a brighter life in New Zealand. They meet each other on the immigration flight to their new country, where they are to be joined with their future husbands, already settled in New Zealand.

During the flight, the three young women encounter Frank, who is immigrating to New Zealand to be a share farmer. In the early years in their new country, the lives of Marjorie, Esther and Ada become entangled. They lose each other out of sight and it’s only after fifty years, at Frank’s funeral that they discover how much their lives have become intertwined through their different relationships with Frank.

Inspired by the true story of the Last Great Air Race London-Christchurch in October 1953. The KLM aircraft, that won the handicap race, carried 40 Dutch immigrants to New Zealand. Most of them were young women on their way to join their fiancés already settled in their new country. The international press gave the KLM flight the pet name of “Bride Flight”.

Casting

Karina Smulders
Pleuni Touw
Anna Drijver
Willeke Van Ammelrooy
Elise Schaap
Petra Laseur
Waldemar Torenstra
Rutger Hauer

Crew

DOP : Piotr Kukla
Sound : Erik Langhout
Music : Jeannot Sanavia
Editor : Herman P. Koerts
Set decorations : Michel de Graaf
Costume design : Linda Bogers
Make up : Winnie Gallis

Nominations & Awards

. Price of the best coproduction at 'Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis', 2009
. Netherlands Film Festival 2009 : Goden Calf for best supporting actress (Pleuni Touw)
. Camerimage 2009 : Golden Frog nomination in the main competition
. Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands 2008 : Golden Film
. Newport Beach Film Festival 2010 : Jury Award
. Palm Beach International Film Festival 2010 : Best Feature Film
. Rembrandt Awards 2009 : Rembrandt Award for Best Film Song

International sales

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