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Schnitzel Paradise

Het schnitzelparadijs

Netherlands | 2005, 82 min.

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Festival edition: 2006

Section: Premieres 2006-2007

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Nordip, a Moroccan, is the pride of his family. He passed his final school exams with the kind of grades his fellow pupils can only dream of attaining. No wonder that Dad is already mapping out a bright future for his son – a degree in medicine and a subsequent career as a doctor. After all, the world is Nordip’s oyster. But, like many others of his age, Nordip doesn’t really know what he wants to do with his life. The only thing he knows for sure is that he definitely does not want to study medicine. For the time being he gets a job in a restaurant washing dishes. A tender love affair with the boss’s niece Agnes threatens his relations with his eccentric co-workers… This warm romance by Martin Koolhoven continues the climate and atmosphere of the 2004 box office hit “Hush, Hush, Baby!” A hit in the Netherlands.

Director(-s): Martin Koolhoven

Born in 1969 in Hague, Netherlands. Son of a prison guard. Graduated the Dutch Film And Television Academy. In 1996 he made his graduatinng short movie "De Orde Der Dingen".

Director's filmography

2005 Knetter
Het Schnitzelparadijs (Sznycel Paradise)
2004 Het Zuiden
2001 De Grot
AmnesiA
1999 Suzy Q (tv)
1997 Duister licht (tv)
Vet Heftig - de video (video)
1996 De Orde Der Dingen
1995 Koekoek
1993 Chess

Cast & Crew

Producer: Leontine Petit, Joost de Vries

Cast: Mounir Valentyn (Nordip Doenia), Bracha van Doesburgh (Agnes Meerman), Tygo Gernandt (Goran), Mimoun Oaissa (Amimoen), Yahya Gaier (Mo)

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