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Bride Flight

Bride Flight

2008

Based on a true story, this is the most expensive Dutch movie ever made. Bride Flight is the story of the Last Great Air Race in 1953, from London to Christchurch, which carried 26 young Dutch brides-to-be on their way to join their fiances already settled in New Zealand.

The film centres on the women: Ada, Marjorie and Esther, who reunite 50 years after the historic flight. Bride Flight is based on bestselling book Bruidsvlucht by Marieke van der Pol, who also wrote the screenplay for the film.

Starring Karina Smulders, Waldemar Torenstra, Anna Drijver, Pleuni Touw, Petra Laseur, Rutger Hauer

Directed by Ben Sombogaart ('Crusade in Jeans', 'Pluk van de petteflet')

Written by Marieke van der Pol

True Story, Drama | 2hr 11mins | Rated (R13) | contains violence and sex scenes | Origin: Netherlands, Luxembourg | Language: Dutch and English | Official Site »

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  • The best movie

     5

    Irina Gulko

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    I think it's the best movie from all I watched for at least 5 last years. And believe me, I watch new movies almost every week and understand something in this. I was crying and loughing and I didn't want the movie to end. Really touching story.

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    • Elaine

      I love this movie. After watching the movie, I still think of the characters & wanting to know more of them. I don't the movie to end.

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  • Disjointed, badly directed

     1

    Eric Turner

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    This could have been a good movie but for the awful direction, often poor acting and unclear timelines. It hopped backwards and forwards without clarifying the change in time, and although (allegedly) based on fact, the story was frankly implausible. Promotion of NZ as a destination clumsily handled. Overall confusing!

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    • clarissa

      if ur a real simple minded person really you will never get the movie.

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  • brideflight

     4

    Caterina

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    Just watched this on DVD - thoroughly enjoyed for warmth of story telling, migrant experience of the 50's -sans cliche'- as remembered from stories retold from my parents' experience of Australia. How did it get missed in cinemas ?? Loved the language shift betw english and dutch- +costumes and scenery.

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  • Terrible

     5

    rebecca king

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    Sorry but its one of the worse films for acting ever!!!!!!!!!!

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    • Marcela R.

      If you do not like this film, something must be wrong with your head or maybe it is because you like bloody low IQ Hollywood films

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  • Fantastic!

     5

    ME

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    What a movie, the actor so well choosen, the story line well develop and the emotions of the characters so much in line with reality and timing... beautiful picture as well. I will watch again!

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    • Marcela R.

      Fantastic describes it well!

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  • Brideflight

     5

    Merica

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    I like this movie very much! Old board, retrostyle, passianat love and beautifull actors . Wanna replay that feelings :-)

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    • Cliff A

      Really great movie, could have "aged" the young actors to make it less complicated.

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  • Unforgetable!

     5

    B Hogan

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    Loved this movie, characters were well developed and the actors were believable. Saw it at the Palm Springs Film Festival, hope it makes it to the US.

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  • Terrible!

     1

    Oli_F

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    Badly written, plotted and acted. Avoid!

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    • clarissa

      tell , what is a GOOD movie or acting for you?

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  • Lovely

     5

    Lisa

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    One of my favourites this year!

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      I agree!

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  • Very moving

     5

    Neil

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    I saw this wonderful movie when in NZ recently and now can't understand why I hadn't heard of it in Oz before or since. It's a great story. The vulnerability of the women particularly was very well portrayed. Congratulations to all involved but where are the Oz distributors?

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Press Reviews

  • Dominion Post (Graeme Tuckett)

    Personally, I enjoyed Bride Flight a lot more than the first half hour or so had me expecting to. The drama was more affecting, and the plotting braver, than the publicity really hint at.
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  • NZ Herald (Francesca Rudkin)

     3

    A local connection helps this lengthy melodrama along.
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  • Otago Daily Times (Mark Orton)

     2

    Does an admirable turn for Tourism New Zealand, which has not been slow to embrace the favour on its website. Perhaps we should just be fortunate that the New Zealand Film Commission wasn't involved - and that Baz Lurhman wasn't offered the script.
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  • Variety (USA)

    A devil-may-care adventurer and three vastly different gals emigrate from the Low Countries to New Zealand in the romantic epic "Bride Flight," a glossy European meller that switches between the '50s, the '60s and the present. One of the most expensive Dutch-language productions ever, and made by the same team behind Oscar-nommed "Twin Sisters" (another time-and-country-hopping tale about rocky female bonding), "Flight" also features a strong male protag in beefcake du jour Waldemar Torenstra.
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