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.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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.
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
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