Bride of the Orient (1989)

9.5/10 94 min Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Wolfram Berger

Windleter

Werner Herzog

Businger

Helen Vita

Matrimonial Agent

Mathias Gnädinger

'Hirschen'-Wirt

Günter Meisner

Priest Barmettler

Michael Gempart

Postal Clerk

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Faden-Kari

Heidi Züger

Girl from the Village

Errol Morris

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