Dunya & Desie

Original Title: Dunya & Desie

95' | 2008 (Completed)

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Director:	Dana Nechushtan
Producer:	Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem
Writer:	Robert Alberdingk Thijm

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The story of two 18-year-old best friends who grew up together in the suburbs of Amsterdam: Dunya is Moroccan while Desie is as Dutch as cheese and tulips. Together, they embark on a trip to Morocco...

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The story of two 18-year-old best friends who grew up together in the suburbs of Amsterdam: Dunya is Moroccan while Desie is as Dutch as cheese and tulips. On her 18th birthday, Dunya is told that she is expected to marry a second cousin from Morocco whom she will meet during the family's holiday. Desie, who has recently begun taking driving lessons, unexpectedly gets pregnant by her driving instructor who then breaks up with her. Desie decides to look for her biological father and, when it transpires that her father lives in Morocco, the girls decide to go together. But Morocco is not Amsterdam, and together they get entangled in a road trip that takes them from the big cities, through the deserts and into the mountains. Ultimately, they must make some important choices for themselves.
Ce film d’aventure plein de bonne humeur raconte l’histoire de deux meilleures amies de 18 ans ayant grandi ensemble dans la banlieue d’Amsterdam. Dunya est marocaine et a grandi avec le Ramadan, les imams et la Mecque. Dessie est aussi hollandaise que le fromage et les tulipes. A l’occasion de son 18ème anniversaire, Dunya apprend que sa famille voudrait la marier à un arrière-cousin marocain. Elle le rencontrera lors des vacances familiales au Maroc, mais l’idée ne la réjouit pas. Dessie, qui a récemment commencé des cours de conduite, tombe subitement enceinte de son instructeur. Il rompt avec elle instantanément et considère qu’il revient à Dessie de résoudre le problème. Dessie veut retrouver son père biologique. Lorsqu’il s’avère que son père vit au Maroc, Dunya et Dessie décident de partir ensemble à sa recherche. Mais le Maroc n’est pas Amsterdam, et elles sont entraînées dans un voyage en voiture à travers le Maroc. Des grandes villes, à travers le désert, dans les montagnes, où elles se retrouvent dans des situations formidables et hilarantes. A la fin, elles doivent prendre des décisions importantes pour elles-mêmes.

Credits

Director
Dana Nechushtan
Producer
Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem
Writer
Robert Alberdingk Thijm
Cast
Maryam Hassouni, Theo Maassen, Christine van Stralen
Editing
JP Luijsterburg
Photography
Bert Pot
Music
Steve Willaert

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Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Minority Flemish co-production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2008
Production status
Completed
Original title
Dunya & Desie
Original language
Dutch, Arabic

Technical specs

Running time
95'
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Available formats
35mm
Colour
Colour

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Awards

2008: Best Film (Isabella International Film Week) / 2008: Variety Critics Choice Award 2008 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival) / 2008: Best Teen Film Award (Sarajevo Filmfestival ) / 2008: CIFEJ Prize (Tel Aviv Film Festival for children)

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Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), NFF, CoBO, NPS, Independent Films, MIG, Lemming Film, I2I, MEDIA

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Dunya & Desie

synopsis

Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Cast

Editing

Photography

Music

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour