Schnitzel Paradise

Schnitzel Paradise
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Martin Koolhoven
Screenplay by	Marco van Geffen
Based on	Het Schnitzelparadijs by Khalid Boudou
Produced by	Joost de Vries Leontine Petit
Starring	Mounir Valentyn Bracha van Doesburgh Mimoun Oaïssa
Cinematography	Guido van Gennep
Edited by	Job ter Burg
Music by	Melcher Meirmans Merlijn Snitker Chrisnanne Wiegel
Production companies	Lemming Film NPS
Distributed by	Independent Films
Release date	September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08)
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).

Plot

Cast

• Mounir Valentyn as Nordip Dounia
• Bracha van Doesburgh as Agnes Meerman
• Mimoun Oaïssa as Amimoen
• Yahya Gaier as Mo
• Tygo Gernandt as Goran
• Gürkan Küçüksentürk as Ali
• Micha Hulshof as Sander
• Frank Lammers as Willem
• Sabri Saad El-Hamus as Mr. Doenia
• Nezha Karim as Mrs. Doenia
• Mohammed Chaara as Nadir Dounia
• Linda van Dyck as Nina Meerman
• Sanne Vogel as Claudia

Awards

• Film Discovery Jury Award - U.S. Comedy Arts Festival - Won
• Best Performance in a Foreign Film won by Micha Hulshof
• Golden Film (100,000 visitors) - Won
• Skip City International D-Cinema Festival 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 Yahya Gaier, Tygo Gernandt, Micha Hulshof, Gürkan Küçüksentürk and Mimoun Oaïssa

External links

• Het Schnitzelparadijs at IMDb
• interview with Martin Koolhovenabout Schnitzel Paradise on European-films.net Archived 2008-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
• review of Schnitzel Paradiseon European-films.net Archived 2008-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Variety review of Schnitzel Paradise by Eddie Cockrell