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Duration: 370 sec. | Nudity: yes | Creator: Ruffah |
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Karina Smulders is a Dutch actress known for her role as Ada van Holland in the 2008 film 'Bride Flight'. The movie follows the lives of several Dutch emigrants after World War II, including Frank de Rooy who meets Ada on a flight to New Zealand. However, it's revealed that Ada is already married by proxy to Derk Visser. The story also involves Esther Cahn, who has her son adopted and crosses paths with other characters over the years.
Release Year: 2008
Nation: Luxembourg, Netherlands
Alternative Title: Bruidsvlucht, Побег невесты
Director: Ben Sombogaart
Writer: Marieke van der Pol
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Companies: Samsa Film
Genre: Biography, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance
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Keywords: 1950s, adoption, air race, airplane, baby, based on true story, birth, christchurch, emigration, hospital, marriage, pregnancy, vineyard
In 1953, Dutch women Ada van Holland and Esther Cahn embark on a KLM flight from London to Christchurch, New Zealand, as part of an air race. Onboard they meet Frank de Rooy, who lost his family during World War II and Indonesian independence struggles. Ada and Frank become lovers, but Ada reveals she's already married by proxy to Calvinist Derk Visser. Esther, meanwhile, dodges her engagement to pursue a fashion career and has her son Bobby adopted by childless couple Marjorie and Hans Mullin. Upon arrival in New Zealand, their paths diverge but intersect again over the years before they all reunite at Frank's funeral.
Bride Flight is a 2008 Dutch film directed by Ben Sombogaart, focusing on the lives of women who emigrate to New Zealand as war brides. The story revolves around three main characters - Ada van Holland (Karina Smulders), Esther Cahn (Anna Drijver), and Frank de Rooy (Waldemar Torenstra) - whose lives become intertwined aboard a KLM flight participating in an air race from London to Christchurch. The film explores themes of love, loss, and adaptation amidst the backdrop of post-World War II emigration.