Dunya & Desie

The story of two 18-year old best friends who grew up together in the suburbs of Amsterdam. Dunya is Moroccan, grown up with Ramadan, imams and Mecca. Desie is as Dutch as cheese and tulips. On her 18th birthday Dunya is told that her family would like her to marry a second cousin from Morocco. She shall meet him during the family's holiday in Morocco but she's not looking forward to it. Desie, who has recently begun taking driving lessons, unexpectedly gets pregnant from her driving instructor. He breaks up with her instantly and says it's up to Desie to solve this. Desie want to look for her biological father. When appears that her father lives in Morocco, Dunya and Desie decide to go and look for him together. But Morocco is not Amsterdam, and together they get entangled in a road trip that takes them through the country of Morroco; from the big cities, through the deserts, into the mountains, where they get into exciting and hilarious situations. In the end they have to make some important choices for themselves.

Grosses

Türkiye
$5,058
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Opening$1,330
4 theaters
Release DateFeb 6, 2009
Running Time1 hr 38 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release329 days/47 weeks
Widest Release4 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Feb 6-834$1,330-4-$332$1,3301
Feb 13-1538$484-63.6%1-3$484$2,5922
Feb 20-2243$412-14.9%2+1$206$3,1333
Feb 27-Mar 145$380-7.8%3+1$126$4,2534
Mar 6-866$37-90.3%2-1$18$4,5565
Mar 27-2960$153-1-$153$5,0588