The story of two 18-year old best friends who grew up together in the suburbs of Amsterdam. Dunya is Moroccan, grown up with Ramadan, imams and Mecca. Desie is as Dutch as cheese and tulips...
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| Maryam Hassouni | ... | Dunya El-Beneni | |
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Eva van de Wijdeven | ... | Desie Koppenol |
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Christine van Stralen | ... | Monique Koppenol |
| Theo Maassen | ... | Jeff Schouten | |
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Rachida Iaallala | ... | Kenza El-Beneni |
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Mahjoub Benmoussa | ... | Nabil El-Beneni |
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Iliass Ojja | ... | Soufian El-Beneni |
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Ilias Addab | ... | Samir |
| Tygo Gernandt | ... | Pim | |
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Micha Hulshof | ... | Maik |
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Ingrid Weisgerber | ... | Klant Kapper |
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Saskia Rinsma | ... | Huisarts |
| Ferdi Stofmeel | ... | Verpleger | |
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Rhimo Aguidi | ... | Oma Dunya |
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Mohemed Salwan | ... | Opa Dunya |
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The story of two 18-year old best friends who grew up together in the suburbs of Amsterdam. Dunya is Moroccan, grown up with Ramadan, imams and Mecca. Desie is as Dutch as cheese and tulips. On her 18th birthday Dunya is told that her family would like her to marry a second cousin from Morocco. She shall meet him during the family's holiday in Morocco but she's not looking forward to it. Desie, who has recently begun taking driving lessons, unexpectedly gets pregnant from her driving instructor. He breaks up with her instantly and says it's up to Desie to solve this. Desie want to look for her biological father. When appears that her father lives in Morocco, Dunya and Desie decide to go and look for him together. But Morocco is not Amsterdam, and together they get entangled in a road trip that takes them through the country of Morroco; from the big cities, through the deserts, into the mountains, where they get into exciting and hilarious situations. In the end they have to make some ... Written by Hannelore Goossens
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Release Date:
16 April 2008 (Belgium) See more »Also Known As:
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€213,960 (Netherlands), 20 April 2008, Limited ReleaseCompany Credits
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Desie Koppenol: To Marocco, why?
Dunya El-Beneni: They want me to meet a cousin...
Desie Koppenol: Meet a cousin? Why?
[she realises it's a guy Dunya most likely has to marry]
Desie Koppenol: No?
Dunya El-Beneni: Yes...
Desie Koppenol: No?
Dunya El-Beneni: Yes...
Desie Koppenol: Again a cousin... How many times to I have to tell you, you'll get messed up kids!
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The Netherlands' 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category. See more »Goofs
In the bar, Desie's right earring falls off and a few moments later mysteriously reappears on her ear. See more »Quotes
Dunya El-Beneni: I have to go to Marocco Saturday.Desie Koppenol: To Marocco, why?
Dunya El-Beneni: They want me to meet a cousin...
Desie Koppenol: Meet a cousin? Why?
[she realises it's a guy Dunya most likely has to marry]
Desie Koppenol: No?
Dunya El-Beneni: Yes...
Desie Koppenol: No?
Dunya El-Beneni: Yes...
Desie Koppenol: Again a cousin... How many times to I have to tell you, you'll get messed up kids!
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Dunya & Desie threads a path already taken by many other films, arguably more successfully. The central theme is that of the cultural differences between different generation of immigrants. In this case the immigrants are a family of Muslim Moroccons living in Holland. Their daughter Dunya's best friend is Desie, a very liberated and promiscuous girl. Dunya's mother is horrified by Desie's behavior and forbids Dunya from associating with her. The story, and the film, only comes alive when Dunya goes back with her family to Morroco to meet a cousin whom Dunya's parents have arranged for her to marry and Desie follows her to find her own father who also lives in Morrocco.
While Dunya & Desie does not break any new ground, it is nevertheless very entertaining and full of lighthearted moments. It has a very capable cast and should particularly go down well with teenagers.