Bride Flight Explained

Bride Flight
Director:	Ben Sombogaart
Producer:	Hanneke Niens Anton Smit
Starring:	Karina Smulders Waldemar Torenstra Anna Drijver Pleuni Touw Petra Laseur Elise Schaap Willeke van Ammelrooy Rutger Hauer
Music:	Jeannot Sanavia
Cinematography:	Piotr Kukla
Editing:	Herman P. Koerts
Runtime:	130 minutes
Country:	Netherlands
Language:	Dutch

Bride Flight is a 2008 romantic drama film about three women and one man from the Netherlands, who all start new lives in New Zealand. It starts with the victory of the KLM flight in the 1953 London to Christchurch air race.^[1] It was directed by Ben Sombogaart and stars Rutger Hauer, Elise Schaap, Anna Drijver, Karina Smulders and Waldemar Torenstra.^[2] The Dutch singer Ilse DeLange wrote and sang the title song for the movie: "Miracle".

Cast

• Karina Smulders as Ada Van Holland
  • Pleuni Touw as Old Ada Van Holland
• Anna Drijver as Esther Cahn
  • Willeke van Ammelrooy as Old Esther Cahn
• Elise Schaap as Marjorie Mullin
  • Petra Laseur as Old Marjorie Mullin
• Waldemar Torenstra as Frank de Rooy
  • Rutger Hauer as Old Frank de Rooy
• Micha Hulshof as Derk Visser
• Mattijn Hartemink as Hans Doorman
• Walter Bart as Leon

Premise

A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides.

Notes and References

1. Web site: A fateful flight to, and from, marriage. RogerEbert.com. Roger. Ebert. 28 June 2011. 2 August 2021.
2. News: Tucket. Graeme. Bride Flight. 3 June 2011. The Dominion Post. 26 September 2009.