--- title: 'Dunya and Desi (2008)' type: 'film' director: 'Dana Nechushtan' released: '2008-02-09' runtime_minutes: 98 genres: - 'Drama' - 'Comedy' countries: - 'Netherlands' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dunya-and-desi-2008' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0940688/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Dunya and Desi (2008) 2008 · 98 min · Drama, Comedy · Netherlands ## Synopsis Dunya and Desie is a 2008 Dutch film about the friendship between two Dutch teenage girls. Directed by Dana Nechushtan, it is based on the television series Dunya en Desie, which aired over three seasons (2002–2004). The film was chosen as the Netherlands' official submission to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not nominated. It won a Golden Film, an award recognizing box office achievements in the Netherlands. ## Credits - **Director:** [Dana Nechushtan](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-nechushtan) - **Screenplay:** [Robert Alberdingk Thijm](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-alberdingk-thijm) - **Original Music Composer:** [Steve Willaert](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-willaert) - **Producer:** [Marina Blok](https://cinepixo.com/people/marina-blok), [George van Breemen](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-van-breemen) ## Cast - [Maryam Hassouni](https://cinepixo.com/people/maryam-hassouni) - [Christine van Stralen](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-van-stralen) - [Eva van de Wijdeven](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-van-de-wijdeven) - [Ilias Addab](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilias-addab) - [Marcel Musters](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-musters) - [Rachida Iaallala](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachida-iaallala) - [Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthijs-van-de-sande-bakhuyzen) - [Tygo Gernandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/tygo-gernandt) - [Theo Maassen](https://cinepixo.com/people/theo-maassen) - [Ferdi Stofmeel](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferdi-stofmeel) - [Saskia Rinsma](https://cinepixo.com/people/saskia-rinsma) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dunya-and-desi-2008 Film facts: Wikidata (Q2326258); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.