Drama · Morocco · 2008 · 1h 41m

Dunya & Desie

Dunya & Desie poster
Director
Dana Nechushtan
Cast
Maryam Hassouni as Dunya El-Beneni Eva van de Wijdeven as Desie Koppenol Mahjoub Benmoussa as Nabil El-Beneni Rachida Iaallala as Kenza El-Beneni Christine van Stralen as Monique Koppenol Theo Maassen as Jeff Schouten
Crew
Bert Pot — Director of Photography J.P. Luijsterburg — Editor Steve Willaert — Original Music Composer Robert Alberdingk Thijm — Writer George van Breemen — Producer Joost de Vries — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Dunya & Desie — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
parent child relationshipamsterdam, netherlandsarranged marriageroad tripfamily relationshipscultural differenceinterracial friendshipteenage pregnancymarocco
Key Collaborators
Dana Nechushtan Director Bert Pot Director of Photography J.P. Luijsterburg Editor Steve Willaert Original Music Composer Robert Alberdingk Thijm Writer George van Breemen Producer Joost de Vries Producer Leontine Petit Producer Minka Mooren Production Design Gerard Loomans Production Design Monica Petit Costume Design
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