Het schnitzelparadijs (2005)

A romantic comedy about the adventures of Nordip Doenia, a clever young Moroccan guy in The Netherlands. His parents destine him for great things, but Nordip clearly has different ideas. He... See full summary »

Director:

Martin Koolhoven

Writers:

Khalid Boudou (novel), Marco van Geffen (screenplay),

Stars:

Noah Valentyn, Bracha van Doesburgh, Mimoun Oaïssa

5 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Noah Valentyn	...	Nordip Doenia (as Mounir Valentyn)
Bracha van Doesburgh	...	Agnes Meerman
Mimoun Oaïssa	...	Amimoen
Yahya Gaier	...	Mo
Tygo Gernandt	...	Goran
Mohammed Chaara	...	Nadir Doenia
Micha Hulshof	...	Sander
Gürkan Küçüksentürk	...	Ali
Sabri Saad El-Hamus	...	Mr. Doenia
Frank Lammers	...	Willem
Linda van Dyck	...	Nina Meerman
Porgy Franssen	...	Mr. Meerman
Sanne Vogel	...	Claudia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anna Drijver	...	Girl in disco
Nezha Karim	...	Mrs. Doenia

Storyline

A romantic comedy about the adventures of Nordip Doenia, a clever young Moroccan guy in The Netherlands. His parents destine him for great things, but Nordip clearly has different ideas. He takes up a simple job far below his level as a dishwasher in a big motel. There, he falls in love with Agnes, the niece of the motel owner. But Agnes faces the same parental pressure as Nordip: she is destined to take over the motel in the future, but she doesn't have ambitions for this. The love relationship between Nordip and Agnes is doomed to failure, unless Nordip can convince Agnes in going her own way, against her parent's wishes.

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Plot Keywords:

marijuana | hotel | schnitzels | waitress | schnitzel | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany] Official site [Spain]

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch Arabic

Release Date:

8 September 2005 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Kitchen Paradise

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

€850,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lemming Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

WILHELM SCREAM: in an early scene in the kitchen, when Ali is knocked over.

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Crazy Credits

The actors introduce themselves and some cut scenes with goofs are shown.

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Connections

Spin-off Schnitzelparadijs - De serie (2008)

User Reviews

A movie about really nothing

I didn't know what to expect from this movie, but because it was Dutch I wanted to see what had been made in 'my' country. Unfortunately it was nothing. The movie is about nothing, a love affair between a Dutch girl and a Marrocan guy. That's not really a problem because sometimes funny movies are about nothing. But it's also not funny. People were doing some disgusting things in the kitchen (I don't hope it happens in reality) and the role of the chief in the kitchen was totally unclear to me. It was not original although I was not bored at all, maybe because it was so short (that was an highlight). Don't waste your time watching it.