| Schnitzel Paradise | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Martin Koolhoven |
| Written by | Khalid Boudou (novel) Marco van Geffen (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Joost de Vries Leontine Petit |
| Starring | Mounir Valentyn Bracha van Doesburgh Mimoun Oaïssa |
| Cinematography | Guido van Gennep |
| Edited by | Job ter Burg |
| Music by | Melcher Meirmans Merlijn Snitker Chrisnanne Wiegel |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Languages | 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[edit]
- Mounir Valentyn as Nordip Dounia
- Bracha van Doesburgh as Agnes Meerman
- Mimoun Oaïssa as Amimoen
- Yahya Gaier as Mo
- Tygo Gernandt as Goran
- Gürkan Küçüksentürk as Ali
- Micha Hulshof as Sander
- Frank Lammers as Willem
- Sabri Saad El-Hamus as Mr. Doenia
- Nezha Karim as Mrs. Doenia
- Mohammed Chaara as Nadir Dounia
- Linda van Dyck as Nina Meerman
- Sanne Vogel as Claudia
Awards[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Het Schnitzelparadijs at IMDb
- interview with Martin Koolhovenabout Schnitzel Paradise on European-films.net Archived 2008-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- review of Schnitzel Paradiseon European-films.net Archived 2008-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Variety review of Schnitzel Paradise by Eddie Cockrell
