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