Dunya & Desie

Name: Dunya & Desie
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2008-04-16
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 6.60
Cast: Christine van Stralen, Eva van de Wijdeven, Maryam Hassouni, Theo Maassen

– Dunya and Desie are two 18 year old best friends from Amsterdam North. Dunya is Moroccan and Desie i..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 38 Minutes

Release Year:

2008

Dunya and Desie are two 18 year old best friends from Amsterdam North. Dunya is Moroccan and Desie is Dutch. On Dunya's Birthday she is told that her marriage has been arranged with a distant cousin in Morocco. Dunya and her family will travel to Morocco to meet him. After Desie discovers that she is pregnant she joins Dunya in Morocco in a search for Desies father.

Styles:

Multicultural

Producing Country:

Netherlands, Belgium

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Morocco

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

Release Date:

16 Apr 2008

Language:

Dutch, Arabic

Directed by:

Dana Nechushtan

Story Written By:

Robert Alberdingk Thijm

Main Actors:

Christine van Stralen, Eva van de Wijdeven, Maryam Hassouni, Theo Maassen

Plot:

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...

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.7/10

#Cultural Difference

#Puberty

#Ethnic

#Teenage Pregnancy

#Interracial Friendship

#Parent Child Relationship

#Arranged Marriage