The Polish Bride
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Karim Traidia
Jaap Spijkers
Monic Hendrickx
Rudi Falkenhagen
Roef Ragas
Hakim Traidia
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Anna, a battered former prostitute and refugee, collapses at the feet of a stoic farmer, Henk, in northern Holland after escaping from her rough life in Poland. An odd bond develops between them as she takes up domestic tasks and establishes new house rules that Henk is forced to obey.
Director
Karim Traidia
Cast
Jaap Spijkers
Monic Hendrickx
Rudi Falkenhagen
Roef Ragas
Hakim Traidia
Soraya Traidia
Crew
Marc Bary
Jeroen Beker
M Czapinska
Eddy De Cloe
Jan Duistterwinkle
Klaas Frik
Job Gosschalk
Monique Hendrickx
Hanneke Hoogerwerf
Nana Jongerden
Hans Kemna
Wim Konink
W Korcz
Jacques Laureys
Haje Mars
Fons Merkies
Monioque Mierop
Erik Moesker
Ilana Netiv
Monica Petit
Betty Post
Hans Ravestein
Judith Reuten
Dick Schuur
Michael Shabtay
Eddy Staal
Chris Teerink
Casper Thiel
Karim Traidia
Karim Traidia
Kees Van Der Hulst
Kees Van Der Hulst
Liduine Van Dijk
Daneille Van Eck
Frans Van Gestel
Arthur Van Oest
Lida Van Straten
Marco Vermaas
Karin Wilschut
Anne Winterink
Stanislow Wislocki
Stefania Woytowicz
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
The Netherlands
Winner of Audience Award at the 1998 Rotterdam Film Festival.
Winner of the European Film Prize at the 1998 American Film Institute (AFI) International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States April 1999
Released in United States July 1998
Released in United States March 1999
Released in United States May 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (International Critics Week) May 13-24, 1998.
Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival (World Tour) March 18-28, 1999.
Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 1-11, 1998.
Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Program) January 28 - February 8, 1998.
Feature directorial debut for Karim Traidia.
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Program) January 28 - February 8, 1998.)
Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival (World Tour) March 18-28, 1999.)
Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.)
Released in United States May 1998 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (International Critics Week) May 13-24, 1998.)
Released in United States July 1998 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival (European Showcase/World Cinema) October 22-31, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 1-11, 1998.)
