The Polish Bride (Dutch: De Poolse bruid) 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.
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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)
BERLIN
Award: Best European film 1999 EUROPA AWARD
AFI American Film Institute, Los Angeles
Award: Best European Entry
Selected for LA SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE Cannes 1998
Award: GRAND RAIL D'OR
Best Film at Braunschweig Film Festival
OSCARS 1999 Represented the Netherlands
Australian adaptation
The 2007 Australian film Unfinished Sky, also starring Monic Hendrickx, is an adaptation of this film into an Australian context.