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Dunya & Desie

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Dunya (Maryam Hassouni), an 18-year-old Moroccan girl, and Desie (Eva van de Wijdeven), an 18-year-old Dutch girl, are best friends who live in Amsterdam. Separate crises compel the girls to journey to the same country: Dunya's parents are arranging for her to marry one of her cousins in Morocco, while Desie is seeking her long-lost biological father, who may be in Morocco as well. Together they set out to find Desie's father, but they are interrupted by several adventures along the way.

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David Harris Spectrum Culture Overall the story comes off as simplistic, predictable and, despite the dancing-on-the-beach ending, unsatisfying. Oct 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A story about 2 best girl friends travel. and friendship, do not have too deep discussion about the stories, but shows more on the friendship, and travel. A good movie, but can be better. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Saw this at Tunis International Film Festival -- silly melodrama best suited to TV Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A nice movie about friendship,emotions,different cultures,finding your roots,looking for your father and many other things!I liked it,however I can only say that it's nice,not more! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Ach, its okay for a sunday evening, I guess. Not a multi-culti movie at all, although it tries to be. Its predictable from miles away, and stops juuuust in time before the real questions start popping up. Dunya is a cute girl, and Theo Maassen on white socks in Morocco good for a smile. Brush teeth and go to bed, monday is calling from afar. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Quite nice girlie film from the netherlands based on a series, where a girl has to come back to morocco to meet her arranged groom. Sometimes cliché, but many times very sencere and heartfelt.. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Fairly average Dutch multi culti movie. It entertained me but nothing special. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dunya (Maryam Hassouni), an 18-year-old Moroccan girl, and Desie (Eva van de Wijdeven), an 18-year-old Dutch girl, are best friends who live in Amsterdam. Separate crises compel the girls to journey to the same country: Dunya's parents are arranging for her to marry one of her cousins in Morocco, while Desie is seeking her long-lost biological father, who may be in Morocco as well. Together they set out to find Desie's father, but they are interrupted by several adventures along the way.
Director
Dana Nechushtan
Screenwriter
Robert Alberdingk Thijm
Production Co
Umedia, uFilm, Lemming Film, A Private View, Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS), Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital