Martin Koolhoven's Schnitzel Paradise () is a 2005 Dutch comedy film 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 as Nordip Dounia Bracha van Doesburgh as Agnes Meerman Mimoun Oaïssa as Amimoen Yahya Gaier as Mo Tygo Gernandt as Goran Gürkan Küçüksentürk as Ali Micha Hulshof as Sander Frank Lammers as Willem Sabri Saad El-Hamus as Mr. Doenia Nezha Karim as Mrs. Doenia Mohammed Chaara as Nadir Dounia Linda van Dyck as Nina Meerman Sanne Vogel as Claudia Awards Film Discovery Jury Award - U.S. Comedy Arts Festival - Won Best Performance in a Foreign Film won by Micha Hulshof Golden Film (100,000 visitors) - Won Skip City International D-Cinema Festival Award for Best Screenplay - Won Golden Calf for Best Director - Nominated Golden Calf for Best Editing - Nominated Golden Calf for Best Production Design - Nominated Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actor - Won The Best Supporting Actor Golden Calf was shared by supporting actors Yahya Gaier, Tygo Gernandt, Micha Hulshof, Gürkan Küçüksentürk and Mimoun Oaïssa External links interview with Martin Koolhovenabout Schnitzel Paradise on European-films.net review of Schnitzel Paradiseon European-films.net Variety review of Schnitzel Paradise by Eddie Cockrell 2005 films 2005 comedy films 2000s Dutch-language films Films based on Dutch novels Films set in the Netherlands Films directed by Martin Koolhoven Dutch comedy films