Kicks (2007)

A shooting accident in which a dutch police officer shoots a young Moroccan rapper creates polarization about the issue of racism among citizens of a multicultural society.

Director:

Albert Ter Heerdt

Writer:

Albert Ter Heerdt

Stars:

Mimoun Oaïssa, Maryam Hassouni, Mohammed Chaara

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mimoun Oaïssa	...	Said el Mokhtari
Maryam Hassouni	...	Aaliyah
Mohammed Chaara	...	Marouan el Karoudi
Roeland Fernhout	...	Wouter
Hadewych Minis	...	Kim
Mimoun Ouled Radi	...	Nordin
Marcel Musters	...	Frank
Eva Duijvestein	...	Lisette
Jack Wouterse	...	Chiel
Iliass Ojja	...	Redouan el Mokhtari
Ilias Addab	...	Karim
Chantal Janzen	...	Denise
Fransje Boelen	...	Dana
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lhabise Allara
Abdenbi Azzaoui	...	Jamal

Storyline

A shooting accident in which a dutch police officer shoots a young Moroccan rapper creates polarization about the issue of racism among citizens of a multicultural society.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [nl]

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Arabic Dutch

Release Date:

1 March 2007 (Netherlands)

Filming Locations:

's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

€800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hector BV, Independent Films, Parnassus Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Roeland Fernhout's character, a film director who is interested in making a film about foreigners, is based on director 'Albert ter Heerdt'.

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Connections

References Idols! (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Close Your Eyes"
Written by Racoon
Performed by Racoon

User Reviews

Good movie, but could be better at some points

In my opinion "Kicks" could have been a great movie, if the director had been more creative at some points. In the beginning of the movie i noticed the different story-lines, and expected that the story would develop in a way like movies like "Pulp Fiction", "Go" and "Snatch": different stories within a movie would all come together at the end and would make perfect sense. That is what lacked at this movie in my opinion.

Please, don't nag about the fact that Mimoun Ouaissa and all his Moroccan friends play in every Dutch movie about Dutch Moroccans. Every one of them is one of the best Dutch-Moroccan actors we have. And besides, it's kinda the same as Rob Schneider appearing in almost every Adam Sandler movie (and the other way around). Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller: same story. I think it's funny that all Adam Sandler's friends (Allen Covert, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran) appear in lots of movies he plays in (like Big Daddy, Little Nicky etc.). Mimoun Ouaissi, Mimoun Ouled Radi and Mohammed Chaara are a club like them.