"Dunya en Desie" (2002) TV series 2002-2004

Director:

Dana Nechushtan

Writer:

Robert Alberdingk Thijm (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

22 May 2002 (Netherlands)

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Maryam Hassouni	...	Dunya El-Beneni (19 episodes, 2002-2004)
Eva van de Wijdeven	...	Desie Koppenol (19 episodes, 2002-2004)
Christine van Stralen	...	Monique Koppenol (19 episodes, 2002-2004)
Rachida Iaallala	...	Kenza El-Beneni (19 episodes, 2002-2004)
Karim Mounir	...	Nabil El-Beneni (19 episodes, 2002-2004)
Aziz Chaoufi	...	Souffian 'Zoef' El-Beneni (19 episodes, 2002-2004)

Also Known As:

De wet van Dunya (Netherlands) (working title)
De wet van Leyla (Netherlands) (working title)

Runtime:

25 min (7 episodes)

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch | Arabic

Company:

Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Allemaal film: Betere tijden (#1.9)" (2007)

TV series about a Maroccon and a Dutch teenie girl in Amsterdam.

Nice DVD, Dunya + Desie 1. It tells the story about a Dutch and a Maroccan girl. Both 15 years old, first boyfriends, first sex, different cultures but always: the best friends. Lots of humour, a must see series, especially these days now in Holland there are tensions between the Dutch and the Arab people. This series shows that friendship can solve a lot of problems.

The series is available on DVD and is nominated for the Emmy Award. On the DVD is the first series: 7 x 25 minutes, the second and third series will be released later (I hope) and maybe there will be made a feature film also.