Hush Hush Baby (2004)

01/29/2004Comedy, Drama1h 29m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Mimoun Oaïssa

    Abdullah 'Ap' Bentarek

  2. Cast 1

    Salah Eddine Benmoussa

    Ali Bentarek

  3. Zohra 'Flifla' Slimani

    Khadija Bentarek

  4. Cast 1

    Najib Amhali

    Samir 'Sam' Bentarek

  5. Cast 1

    Iliass Ojja

    Driss Bentarek

  6. Cast 1

    Tanja Jess

    Maja

  7. Cast 1

    Frank Lammers

    Chris

  8. Cast 1

    Touriya Haoud

    Leila Bentarek

  9. Cast 1

    Mimoun Ouled Radi

    Rachid

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 bad rep. So it's refreshing to see this movie, (the first one in Dutch history who has a predominant Maroccan cast), that deals with these much discussed, heavy topics and much more in a remarkable li...

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Original LanguageDutch 

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