Schnitzel Paradise

Schnitzel Paradise
Schnitzel Paradise
	Film poster
Directed by	Martin Koolhoven
Written by	(novel); (screenplay)
Produced by	;
Starring	; Bracha van Doesburgh; Mimoun Oaïssa
Cinematography
Edited by	Job ter Burg
Music by	; ;
Release date	2005;
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[]

Mounir Valentyn as Nordip Dounia
Bracha van Doesburgh as Agnes Meerman
Mimoun Oaïssa as Amimoen
as Mo
Tygo Gernandt as Goran
as Ali
as Sander
Frank Lammers as Willem
as Mr. Doenia
as Mrs. Doenia
Mohammed Chaara as Nadir Dounia
as Nina Meerman
as Claudia

Awards[]

Film Discovery Jury Award - U.S. Comedy Arts Festival - Won
Best Performance in a Foreign Film won by
Golden Film (100,000 visitors) - Won
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 , Tygo Gernandt, , and Mimoun Oaïssa

External links[]

Het Schnitzelparadijs at IMDb
interview with Martin Koolhoven about Schnitzel Paradise on European-films.net^{[dead link]}
review of Schnitzel Paradise on European-films.net^{[dead link]}
Variety review of Schnitzel Paradise by

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