Bride Flight

2008 [DUTCH]

Drama / Romance

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 75% · 39 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 2945 2.9K

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Plot summary

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 Sombogaart Photo
Ben Sombogaart

Top cast

Rutger Hauer Photo
Rutger Hauer as Old Frank
Elise Schaap Photo
Elise Schaap as Marjorie Mullin
Marco Lorenzini Photo
Marco Lorenzini as Mr. Young
Anna Drijver Photo
Anna Drijver as Esther Cahn
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1.16 GB
1280*558
Dutch 2.0
NR
Subtitles nl  
24 fps
2 hr 9 min
Seeds 2
2.39 GB
1920*836
Dutch 5.1
NR
Subtitles nl  
24 fps
2 hr 9 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ericjakobs-1 8 / 10

A simple but solid and well acted drama with flair for locale and historic atmosphere.

On paper the story of Bride Flight might be told in 5 sentences but it's all executed in a convincing fashion with a keen and convincing eye for locale and historic atmosphere. The movie is about three women that fly to find their future in New Zealand in the fifties. On the plane is a man that will influence and tie their lives together in an unforeseen manner. The strength of the movie lies in the characters and the convincing way they are portrayed. Waldemar Torenstra is very convincing as the charismatic and Deanesque Frank that makes the other male characters (but not their performers) pale in comparison. Karina Smulders is delicious with her big naive gazing eyes. In fact the whole cast turns in solid performances and the young and old versions of the characters are very much in line with each other. All in all it's not an epic movie like "de Tweeling", director Ben Sombogaard previous movie, but it increasingly takes you by the throat as the story unwinds and relationships become clearer. A pity we did not see more of Rutger Hauer though.
Reviewed by ericjakobs-1 8 / 10

A simple but solid and well acted drama with flair for locale and historic atmosphere.

On paper the story of Bride Flight might be told in 5 sentences but it's all executed in a convincing fashion with a keen and convincing eye for locale and historic atmosphere. The movie is about three women that fly to find their future in New Zealand in the fifties. On the plane is a man that will influence and tie their lives together in an unforeseen manner. The strength of the movie lies in the characters and the convincing way they are portrayed. Waldemar Torenstra is very convincing as the charismatic and Deanesque Frank that makes the other male characters (but not their performers) pale in comparison. Karina Smulders is delicious with her big naive gazing eyes. In fact the whole cast turns in solid performances and the young and old versions of the characters are very much in line with each other. All in all it's not an epic movie like "de Tweeling", director Ben Sombogaard previous movie, but it increasingly takes you by the throat as the story unwinds and relationships become clearer. A pity we did not see more of Rutger Hauer though.
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