1989
7.7 (3 votes)
1h 34m
Genres
Drama
Romance
Production Companies
SRF
ZDF
Cinéfilm AG
Balance Film
ZDF
Cinéfilm AG
Balance Film
Bride of the Orient (Gekauftes Glück)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Urs Odermatt
Producer: Christoph Locher, Lutz Kleinselbeck, Alfred Nathan
Writer: Urs Odermatt
Director of Photography: Rainer Klausmann
Top Cast
Wolfram 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
