Martin Koolhoven

Martin Koolhoven

Martin Koolhoven is a Dutch film director and screenwriter.Born as Martinus Wouter Koolhoven, Koolhoven graduated from Dutch film school in 1996 and almost immediately made an impact on the Dutch film industry with his 53 minute television film Duister Licht in which the slaughtering of a pig was...

's Schnitzel Paradise is a 2005

2005 in film

- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...

 Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 comedy

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 film

Film

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 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).

Cast

• Mounir Valentyn - Nordip Dounia
• Bracha van Doesburgh
  Bracha van Doesburgh
  Bracha Semeyns de Vries van Doesburgh is a Dutch actress. She is well known for her film roles in Vet Hard, Het Schnitzelparadijs and Dick Maas's Moordwijven...
  
   - Agnes Meerman
• Mimoun Oaïssa
  Mimoun Oaïssa
  Mimoun Oaïssa is a Moroccan-Dutch actor and screenwriter. He graduated from Amsterdam Theatre School in 1999 and followed acting lessons abroad. He was a stage actor from 1998 till 2001 and then quit to start acting on screen. His major films include Hush Hush Baby and Schnitzel Paradise...
  
   - Amimoen
• Yahya Gaier - Mo
• Tygo Gernandt
  Tygo Gernandt
  Tygo Gernandt is a Dutch television, film and voice actor. He has played in several Dutch movies, among them Van God Los, Eilandgasten, Schnitzelparadijs and De Dominee...
  
   - Goran
• Gürkan Küçüksentürk - Ali
• Micha Hulshof - Sander
• Frank Lammers
  Frank Lammers
  Frank Lammers is a Dutch television and film actor.-Television series:*The Enclave Winner of the National News Quiz 2009 in Holland.-Feature films:*Shouf Shouf Habibi!...
  
   - Willem
• Sabri Saad El-Hamus - Mr. Doenia
• Nezha Karim - Mrs. Doenia
• Mohammed Chaara
  Mohammed Chaara
  Mohammed Chaara is a Moroccan-Dutch television and film actor. Chaara started his career in soap opera Goudkust as "Samir" and is best known for his appearances in films Hush Hush Baby and Schnitzel Paradise...
  
   - Nadir Dounia
• Linda van Dyck - Nina Meerman
• Sanne Vogel - Claudia

Awards

• Film Discovery Jury Award - U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
  U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
  The Comedy Festival, formerly known as the US Comedy Arts Festival, is a comedy festival held each year in Las Vegas, Nevada. From its 1985 inception to 2007, it was held annually at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado...
  
   - WON

Best Performance in a Foreign Film won by Micha Hulshof

• Golden Film
  Golden Film
  The Golden Film is a film award recognizing domestic box office achievements in the Netherlands. The Golden Film is awarded to films from the Netherlands once they have sold . The award is an initiative by the Netherlands Film Festival and the Netherlands Film Fund to increase media attention for...
  
   (100,000 visitors) - WON
• Skip City International D-Cinema Festival Award for Best Screenplay - WON
• Golden Calf
  Golden calf
  According to the Hebrew Bible, the golden calf was an idol made by Aaron to satisfy the Israelites during Moses' absence, when he went up to Mount Sinai...
  
   for Best Director - NOMINATED
• Golden Calf
  Golden calf
  According to the Hebrew Bible, the golden calf was an idol made by Aaron to satisfy the Israelites during Moses' absence, when he went up to Mount Sinai...
  
   for Best Editing - NOMINATED
• Golden Calf
  Golden calf
  According to the Hebrew Bible, the golden calf was an idol made by Aaron to satisfy the Israelites during Moses' absence, when he went up to Mount Sinai...
  
   for Best Production Design - NOMINATED
• Golden Calf
  Golden calf
  According to the Hebrew Bible, the golden calf was an idol made by Aaron to satisfy the Israelites during Moses' absence, when he went up to Mount Sinai...
  
   for Best Supporting Actor - WON

The Best Supporting Actor Golden Calf

Golden calf

According to the Hebrew Bible, the golden calf was an idol made by Aaron to satisfy the Israelites during Moses' absence, when he went up to Mount Sinai...

 was shared by supporting actors Yahya Gaier, Tygo Gernandt

Tygo Gernandt

Tygo Gernandt is a Dutch television, film and voice actor. He has played in several Dutch movies, among them Van God Los, Eilandgasten, Schnitzelparadijs and De Dominee...

, Micha Hulshof, Gürkan Küçüksentürk and Mimoun Oaïssa

Mimoun Oaïssa

Mimoun Oaïssa is a Moroccan-Dutch actor and screenwriter. He graduated from Amsterdam Theatre School in 1999 and followed acting lessons abroad. He was a stage actor from 1998 till 2001 and then quit to start acting on screen. His major films include Hush Hush Baby and Schnitzel Paradise...

External links

• interview with Martin Koolhoven about Schnitzel Paradise on European-films.net
• review of Schnitzel Paradise on European-films.net
• Variety review of Schnitzel Paradise by Eddie Cockrell