Where to Watch Dunya & Desie (2008) in Canada

What it's about

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. On her 18th birthday Dunya is told that her family would like her to marry a second cousin from Morocco. She shall meet him during the family's holiday in Morocco but she's not looking forward to it. Desie, who has recently begun taking driving lessons, unexpectedly gets pregnant from her driving instructor. He breaks up with her instantly and says it's up to Desie to solve this. Desie want to look for her biological father. When appears that her father lives in Morocco, Dunya and Desie decide to go and look for him together. But Morocco is not Amsterdam, and together they get entangled in a road trip that takes them through the country of Morroco; from the big cities, through the deserts, into the mountains, where they get into exciting and hilarious situations. In the end they have to make some important choices for themselves.

Cast and crew

Director

Dana Nechushtan

Writer

Robert Alberdingk Thijm

Starring

Maryam Hassouni, Eva van de Wijdeven, Christine van Stralen

Details

Release date

Apr 16, 2008

Language

Dutch, Arabic

Country

Netherlands, Belgium

Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations

Where to Watch Dunya & Desie (2008) in Canada — common questions

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