

Bride of the Orient
Visit website9.6/10 • 23
1989-03-02 • 1h 34m
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.
- Directors
- Urs Odermatt
- Writters
- Urs Odermatt
- Editors
- Urs Odermatt, Ulrike Pahl

Bride of the Orient
Visit website1989-03-02 • 1h 34m
9.6/10 • 23
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.
- Directors
- Urs Odermatt
- Writters
- Urs Odermatt
- Editors
- Urs Odermatt, Ulrike Pahl
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsWolfram Berger
Windleter
Werner Herzog
Businger
Helen Vita
Matrimonial Agent
Annamirl Bierbichler
Vreneli
Arunotai Jitreekan
Thai Woman
Mathias Gnädinger
'Hirschen'-Wirt
Günter Meisner
Priest Barmettler
Michael Gempart
Postal Clerk
Marie-Thérèse Mäder
Jeannine
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- Status
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- Original Language
- German
- Budget
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- Keywords
- marriagemelancholyreligionracismsex traffickingrural lifeambiguousempathetic