Abdullah 'Ap' Bentarek is happy that, unlike his Uncle Yusuf who stayed in the ancestral Moroccan mountain village, his father Ali moved to the Netherlands – even though it does mean that he’ll have to deal with lousy friends and unrealistic expectations at the employment office. A light-hearted portrait of the immigrant experience and the ubiquitous intolerance of the unfamiliar in Dutch society.
- 5.9
- 2004
- Released
- 1h 29m
Mimoun Oaïssa
Abdullah 'Ap' Bentarek
Salah Eddine Benmoussa
Ali Bentarek
Zohra 'Flifla' Slimani
Khadija Bentarek
Najib Amhali
Samir 'Sam' Bentarek
Iliass Ojja
Driss Bentarek
Tanja Jess
Maja
Frank Lammers
Chris
Touriya Haoud
Leila Bentarek
Mimoun Ouled Radi
Rachid
Mohammed Chaara
Mustafa 'Mussi'
Leo Alkemade
Robbie
Winston Gerschtanowitz
Daan
Tara Elders
Britt
Bridget Maasland
CarlieAhmed Kamal
YoussefMustapha Salamat
Fouad
Ahmed Salah
Mohammed's father
Peter Heerschop
TeacherReleased
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This is a surprisingly relaxed Dutch movie about a group of young Maroccan people, living in the Netherlands. Like many European countries, who has seen an increase of immigrants from North Africa and Turkey the last couple of decades, Netherlands also has it's own share of imported culture. But this has not always been without conflict. Especially the last few years young Maroccans are getting a