Bride of the Orient (1989)
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.
- Released
- 1989-03-02
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Urs Odermatt
- TMDB rating
- 9.5/10 from 24 votes
Cast
- Wolfram Berger as Windleter
- Werner Herzog as Businger
- Helen Vita as Matrimonial Agent
- Annamirl Bierbichler as Vreneli
- Arunotai Jitreekan as Thai Woman
- Mathias Gnädinger as 'Hirschen'-Wirt
- Günter Meisner as Priest Barmettler
- Michael Gempart as Postal Clerk
- Marie-Thérèse Mäder as Jeannine
- Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez as Faden-Kari
- Jan Kadlec as Boris
- Daniela Tallarico as Tamara