Schnitzel Paradise
| 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 |
| Edited by | Job ter Burg |
Release dates | 2005 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language |
Dutch Arabic |
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).
Cast
- Mounir Valentyn - Nordip Dounia
- Bracha van Doesburgh - Agnes Meerman
- Mimoun Oaïssa - Amimoen
- Yahya Gaier - Mo
- Tygo Gernandt - Goran
- Gürkan Küçüksentürk - Ali
- Micha Hulshof - Sander
- Frank Lammers - Willem
- Sabri Saad El-Hamus - Mr. Doenia
- Nezha Karim - Mrs. Doenia
- Mohammed Chaara - Nadir Dounia
- Linda van Dyck - Nina Meerman
- Sanne Vogel - Claudia
Awards
- Film Discovery Jury Award - U.S. Comedy Arts Festival - WON
Best Performance in a Foreign Film won by Micha Hulshof
- 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
External links
- Het Schnitzelparadijs at the Internet Movie Database
- interview with Martin Koolhoven about Schnitzel Paradise on European-films.net
- review of Schnitzel Paradise on European-films.net
- Variety review of Schnitzel Paradise by Eddie Cockrell
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, January 14, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.