After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own. Eventually he pays for a bride from Thailand. The couple don't share a language, but being to know each other. However the village neighbors are suspicious of foreigners.
Released Mar 2, 1989Runtime 1h 34mRating 9.5/10 (24 votes)Original title Gekauftes Glück
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Cast
Wolfram Berger
Windleter
Werner Herzog
Businger
Helen Vita
Matrimonial Agent
A
Annamirl Bierbichler
Vreneli
A
Arunotai Jitreekan
Thai Woman
Mathias Gnädinger
'Hirschen'-Wirt
Günter Meisner
Priest Barmettler
Michael Gempart
Postal Clerk
M
Marie-Thérèse Mäder
Jeannine
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
Faden-Kari
J
Jan Kadlec
Boris
D
Daniela Tallarico
Tamara
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