Bride of the Orient
1989•1h 34m•9.5•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Urs Odermatt
Writer
Urs Odermatt
Languages
German
Studio
SRF
Cast
Wolfram Berger
Windleter
Werner Herzog
Businger
Helen Vita
Matrimonial Agent
Annamirl Bierbichler
Vreneli
Arunotai Jitreekan
Thai Woman
Mathias Gnädinger
'Hirschen'-Wirt
Günter Meisner
Priest Barmettler
Michael Gempart
Postal Clerk
Marie-Thérèse Mäder
Jeannine
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
Faden-Kari
Jan Kadlec
Boris
Daniela Tallarico
Tamara
Bernard Landau
Registrar
Josef Odermatt
Cousin
Heidi Züger
Girl from the Village
Production
Company
SRF
Company
ZDF
Company
Cinéfilm AG
Company
Balance Film
Producer
Christoph Locher
Producer
Lutz Kleinselbeck
Producer
Alfred Nathan
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