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DUNYA & DESIE

By Dana NECHUSHTAN

UMEDIA - as FIN

Drama - Completed 2008

- Year of production
- 2008
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- NETHERLANDS
- Languages
- DUTCH
- Duration
- 94 mn
- Director(s)
- Dana NECHUSHTAN
- Cast
- Maryam HASSOUNI, Eva VAN DE WIJDEVEN, Christine VAN STRALEN, Theo MAASEN, Rachida IAALLALA
- Producer(s)
- Bert NIJDAM (Lemming Film), Joost DE VRIES (Lemming Film), Marleen SLOT (Lemming Film)
- Synopsis
- A heartwarming road movie about best friends Dunya and Desie. Dunya is of Moroccan origin, raised with Ramadan, Imams and Mecca. Desie is as Dutch as Cheese, Wooden Shoes and Tulips.
  On her 18th birthday, Duyna learns that her family wants her to get married to some nephew in Morocco. She doesn’t really feel like doing so. At the same time Desie gets pregnant, which makes her want to meet her own biological father. When she finds out he
  lives in Morocco, the two girls decide to find him.
  Inspired by Emmy Award winning TV series.