Schnitzel Paradise

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Schnitzel Paradise
Film poster
Directed by	Martin Koolhoven
Produced by	Joost de Vries Leontine Petit
Written by	Khalid Boudou (novel) Marco van Geffen (screenplay)
Starring	Mounir Valentyn Bracha van Doesburgh Mimoun Oaïssa
Music by	Melcher Meirmans Merlijn Snitker Chrisnanne Wiegel
Cinematography	Guido van Gennep
Editing by	Job ter Burg
Release date(s)	2005
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch, Arabic
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Martin Koolhoven's Schnitzel Paradise (Dutch: Het Schnitzelparadijs) is a 2005 Dutch comedy film about Dutch-Moroccan Nordip Dounia who starts working in a restaurant kitchen and falls in love with Agnes Meerman, niece of the hotel's manager. Nordip has to overcome not only Agnes's family's prejudices but also his father's wishes as to his future.

The film was a huge success in The Netherlands (it was the highest grossing Dutch film in 2005 in The Netherlands) and rode the wave of success that previous multi-cultural youth comedy Shouf Shouf Habibi! had started.

[edit] Cast

Mounir Valentyn - Nordip Dounia
Bracha van Doesburgh - Agnes Meerman
Mimoun Oaïssa - Amimoen
Yahya Gaier - Mo
Tygo Gernandt - Goran
Gürkan Küçüksentürk - Ali
Micha Hulshof - Willem
Sabri Saad El-Hamus - Mr. Dounia
Nezha Karim - Mrs. Dounia
Mohammed Chaara - Nadir Dounia
Linda van Dyck - Nina Meerman
Sanne Vogel - Claudia

[edit] Awards

Golden Film (100,000 visitors) - WON
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival Award for Best Screenplay - WON
Golden Calf for Best Director - NOMINATED
Golden Calf for Best Editing - NOMINATED
Golden Calf for Best Production Design - NOMINATED
Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actor - WON

The Best Supporting Actor Golden Calf was shared by supporting actors Yahya Gaier, Tygo Gernandt, Micha Hulshof, Gürkan Küçüksentürk and Mimoun Oaïssa