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Dunya & Desie (2008)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Dana Nechushtan

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.

Actors

Maryam Hassouni
Maryam Hassouni
Dunya El-Beneni
Eva van de Wijdeven
Eva van de Wijdeven
Desie Koppenol
Mahjoub Benmoussa
Mahjoub Benmoussa
Nabil El-Beneni
Rachida Iaallala
Rachida Iaallala
Rachida El-Beneni
Christine van Stralen
Christine van Stralen
Monique Koppenol
Theo Maassen
Theo Maassen
Jeff Schouten
Iliass Ojja
Iliass Ojja
Soufian El-Beneni
Ilias Addab
Ilias Addab
Shamir
Tygo Gernandt
Tygo Gernandt
Pim
Micha Hulshof
Micha Hulshof
Maik
Nezha Karim
Nezha Karim
Dunya's Aunt
Marcel Musters
Marcel Musters
Hans Schakel
Alix Adams
Alix Adams
Mrs. Schakel
Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Desie's Brother

Crews

Dana Nechushtan
Dana Nechushtan
Director
Robert Alberdingk Thijm
Robert Alberdingk Thijm
Writer
Rebecca van Unen
Rebecca van Unen
Casting
Elske Falkena
Elske Falkena
Casting
Monica Petit
Monica Petit
Costume Design
Liselotte Bredero
Liselotte Bredero
Hairstylist
Liselotte Bredero
Liselotte Bredero
Makeup Artist
Dirk Bombey
Dirk Bombey
Sound Recordist
Gert Janssen
Gert Janssen
Sound Designer
Bert Pot
Bert Pot
Director of Photography
Steve Willaert
Steve Willaert
Original Music Composer
J.P. Luijsterburg
J.P. Luijsterburg
Editor
Minka Mooren
Minka Mooren
Production Design
Gerard Loomans
Gerard Loomans
Production Design
Hans van Helden
Hans van Helden
Post Production Supervisor
Marina Blok
Marina Blok
Editorial Coordinator
Sandra Beerends
Sandra Beerends
Editorial Coordinator
Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem
Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem
Co-Producer
Leontine Petit
Leontine Petit
Producer
Joost de Vries
Joost de Vries
Producer
Mieke de Wulf
Mieke de Wulf
Co-Producer
Dries Phlypo
Dries Phlypo
Co-Producer
Jeremy Burdek
Jeremy Burdek
Co-Producer
Nadia Khamlichi
Nadia Khamlichi
Co-Producer
Adrian Politowski
Adrian Politowski
Co-Producer
George van Breemen
George van Breemen
Producer
Richt Martens
Richt Martens
Assistant Director
Jo Vermaercke
Jo Vermaercke
Steadycam
Uwe Kuipers
Uwe Kuipers
Gaffer
Joeri Verspecht
Joeri Verspecht
Boom Operator
Brechtje Schaling
Brechtje Schaling
Line Producer
Wendy van Veen
Wendy van Veen
Production Manager
Kees Brouwer
Kees Brouwer
Location Manager
Kees Brouwer
Kees Brouwer
Location Scout
Walter Kloos
Walter Kloos
Location Scout
Johanneke Pastoor
Johanneke Pastoor
Set Dressing Artist
Mares Thomassen
Mares Thomassen
Property Master
Anneleen Koppert
Anneleen Koppert
Property Master
Françoise Mol
Françoise Mol
Makeup Artist
Souad Lamriki
Souad Lamriki
Executive Producer
Bénédicte Bellocq
Bénédicte Bellocq
Executive Producer
Mona Houd
Mona Houd
Production Manager
Khalid Ziraoui
Khalid Ziraoui
Location Manager
Hind Ghazali
Hind Ghazali
Art Department Coordinator
Myriam Laraki
Myriam Laraki
Assistant Costume Designer
Sander Kuipers
Sander Kuipers
Assistant Editor
Gert Janssen
Gert Janssen
Supervising Sound Editor
Raf Enkels
Raf Enkels
Dialogue Editor
Raf Enkels
Raf Enkels
Sound Editor
Alek Goosse
Alek Goosse
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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