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Bride Flight (2008)
Release Year: 2008
Nation: Luxembourg, Netherlands
Alternative Title: Bruidsvlucht, Побег невесты
Director: Ben Sombogaart
Writer: Marieke van der Pol
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Samsa Film
Genre: Biography, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance
Awards & Similar
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Keywords
Keywords: 1950s, adoption, air race, airplane, baby, based on true story, birth, christchurch, emigration, hospital, marriage, pregnancy, vineyard
Story
In 1953, Dutch women Ada van Holland and Esther Cahn embark on a KLM flight from London to Christchurch, New Zealand, as part of an air race. Onboard they meet Frank de Rooy, who lost his family during World War II and Indonesian independence struggles. Ada and Frank become lovers, but Ada reveals she's already married by proxy to Calvinist Derk Visser. Esther, meanwhile, dodges her engagement to pursue a fashion career and has her son Bobby adopted by childless couple Marjorie and Hans Mullin. Upon arrival in New Zealand, their paths diverge but intersect again over the years before they all reunite at Frank's funeral.
Summary
Bride Flight is a 2008 Dutch film directed by Ben Sombogaart, focusing on the lives of women who emigrate to New Zealand as war brides. The story revolves around three main characters - Ada van Holland (Karina Smulders), Esther Cahn (Anna Drijver), and Frank de Rooy (Waldemar Torenstra) - whose lives become intertwined aboard a KLM flight participating in an air race from London to Christchurch. The film explores themes of love, loss, and adaptation amidst the backdrop of post-World War II emigration.
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