Bride of the Orient
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.
- Year: 1989
- Country: Germany, Switzerland
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Studio: SRF, ZDF, Balance Film, Cinéfilm AG
- Keyword: marriage, melancholy, religion, racism, sex trafficking, rural life, ambiguous, empathetic
- Director: Urs Odermatt
- Cast: Wolfram Berger, Werner Herzog, Helen Vita, Annamirl Bierbichler, Arunotai Jitreekan, Mathias Gnädinger