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A lavish romantic drama that charts the lives of three women who escape the gloom of post-WWII Holland for what they hope will be a better life in New Zealand. Ada, Marjorie, and Esther become fast friends during the long flight taking them to their waiting husbands. Upon arrival, they part ways to...

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Corporate Authors: IDTV Film, Samsa film (Firm), Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging, Music Box Films
Other Authors: Sombogaart, Ben (Director), Pol, Marieke van der, 1953- (Screenwriter), Smit, Anton (Producer), Niens, Hanneke (Producer), Smulders, Karina, 1980- (Actor), Touw, Pleuni, 1938- (Actor), Drijver, Anna, 1983- (Actor), Ammelrooy, Willeke van, 1944- (Actor), Schaap, Elise, 1983- (Actor), Laseur, Petra, 1939- (Actor), Torenstra, Waldemar, 1974- (Actor), Hauer, Rutger, 1944-2019 (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Dutch
Language Notes:Dutch dialogue; English subtitles.
Published: Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2011]
Subjects:
War brides > New Zealand > Drama.
Dutch > New Zealand > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Female friendship > Drama.
New Zealand > Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Motion pictures, Dutch.
Foreign films.
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Summary:A lavish romantic drama that charts the lives of three women who escape the gloom of post-WWII Holland for what they hope will be a better life in New Zealand. Ada, Marjorie, and Esther become fast friends during the long flight taking them to their waiting husbands. Upon arrival, they part ways to start their new lives, but their paths continue to cross with chance meetings resulting in adultery, betrayal, and near tragedy leading up to a reunion 50 years later.
Item Description:Videodisc release of the 2008 motion picture.
Bonus features: making-of featurette; screenwriter interview; theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; widescreen (2.35:1) ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:Rating: R; a strong sex scene and some graphic nudity.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Piotr Kukla ; editor, Herman P. Koerts ; music, Jeannot Sanavia.