The Polish Bride

The Polish Bride (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.

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)

Award: Best European film 1999 EUROPA AWARD
 * BERLIN

Award: Best European Entry
 * AFI American Film Institute, Los Angeles

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


 * 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.