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 | |
| Distributed by | Independent Films |
Release date |
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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, attracting nearly 342,000 visitors in 2005,[1] and becoming the highest grossing Dutch film in 2005.
Plot
After obtaining his school diploma, Nordip looks for a vacation job and is hired as a dishwasher at hotel restaurant 'De Blauwe Gier'. In the kitchen, Nordip encounters people of various different cultures, including two bickering Moroccans, a well-meaning Turk, a hardrocker chef, and his sadistic sous-chef right hand man. Nordip also falls in love with Agnes, the hotel owner's niece.
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
See also
References
- ^ "Telefilms Koolhoven afgelopen 15 jaar meest succesvol in de bios". Het Parool (in Dutch). 10 April 2015. https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/telefilms-koolhoven-afgelopen-15-jaar-meest-succesvol-in-de-bios~b7e71d3b/. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
External links
- Het Schnitzelparadijs at IMDb
- interview with Martin Koolhoven about Schnitzel Paradise on European-films.net Archived 2008-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- review of Schnitzel Paradise on European-films.net Archived 2008-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Variety review of Schnitzel Paradise by Eddie Cockrell