The Polish Bride Explained

The Polish Bride is a 1998 Dutch film directed by Karim Traïdia and written by Kees van der Hulst. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Jaap Spijkers as Henk Woldring
• Monic Hendrickx as Anna Krzyzanowska
• Rudi Falkenhagen as the pimp
• Roef Ragas as the pimp's son
• Hakim Traidia as the mailman
• Soraya Traïdia as Krysztyna

Awards and nominations

Golden Globe Awards

• Best Foreign Language Film (lost to Central Station)

International Film Festival of Rotterdam

• Awards: AUDIENCE AWARD

Netherlands Film Festival (Golden Calf)

• Best Actor (Spijkers  - lost to Johan Leysen, Felice... Felice...)
• Best Actress (Hendrickx, won)
• Best Director (Karim Traïdia, won)

BERLINAward: Best European film 1999 EUROPA AWARD

AFI American Film Institute, Los AngelesAward: Best European Entry

Selected for LA SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE Cannes 1998Award: GRAND RAIL D'OR

Best Film at Braunschweig Film Festival

OSCARS 1999Represented the Netherlands

Australian adaptation

The 2007 Australian film Unfinished Sky, also starring Monic Hendrickx, is an adaptation of this film into an Australian context.

See also

• List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Dutch submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
2. Web site: [//www.oscars.org/pressreleases/98.11.19.html 45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration ]. . 19 November 1998 . 20 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/19990219094343/http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/98.11.19.html . 19 February 1999 . dead . dmy-all .