Dunya & Desie (2008)

Director:

Dana Nechushtan

Writer:

Robert Alberdingk Thijm (writer)

Release Date:

16 April 2008 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Pregnancy | Ethnic | Based On TV Series | Morocco | Multicultural

Cast

Maryam Hassouni	...	Dunya El-Beneni
Eva van de Wijdeven	...	Desie Koppenol
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alix Adams	...	Mrs. Schakel
Ilias Addab	...	Samir
Mahjoub Benmoussa	...	Nabil El-Beneni
Tygo Gernandt	...	Pim
Micha Hulshof	...	Maik
Rachida Iaallala	...	Kenza El-Beneni
Nezha Karim
Theo Maassen	...	Jeff Schouten
Marcel Musters	...	Hans Schakel
Iliass Ojja	...	Souffian 'Zoef' El-Beneni
Abdullah Ahmed Saleh	...	Dunya's grandfather
Habiba Tribou		(as Habibi Triboe)
Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Christine van Stralen	...	Monique Koppenol

Also Known As:

Dunya & Desie in Marokko (Netherlands) (working title)

Runtime:

Germany:98 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

A Private View

Trivia:

Actor Iliass Ojja acted as a translator between the Dutch and Moroccan film crew and actors.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the bar, Desie's right earring falls off and a few moments later mysteriously reappears on her ear.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Op de set van 'Dunya en Desi' (2008) (TV)