1953, a flood adding to the aftermath of World War II swells the numbers of Dutch emigrants. On a KLM flight to New Zealand, part of a race from London, Frank, who lost his family and colonial estate in the Japanese occupation and Indonesian civil war of Independence, meets some virtual mail order brides. Ada van Holland becomes his lover before confessing she’s already married by proxy to gloomy Calvinist Derk. Jewish concentration camp survivor Esther dodges her engagement for a fashion career and discretely has her boy Bobby adopted by infertile Marjorie, who did everything else right with husband Hans. Over the years, some of their paths cross again, all survivors meet at Frank’s funeral.
Release Date: 10 June 2011Runtime: 130 min
Stars:
- Anna Drijver
- Elise Schaap
- Hans Man in 't Veld
- Karina Smulders
- Mattijn Hartemink
- Micha Hulshof
- Mykola Allen
- Petra Laseur
- Pleuni Touw
- Rawiri Paratene
- Rob Mokaraka
- Rutger Hauer
- Waldemar Torenstra
- Walter Bart
- Willeke van Ammelrooy
Director: Ben Sombogaart
