Meskina Explained
| Meskina |
| Director: | Daria Bukvic |
| Producer: | Jeroen Koopman
Lisa May Visser |
| Starring: | Maryam Hassouni
Soundos El Ahmadi |
| Music: | Matthijs Kieboom |
| Cinematography: | Ezra Reverda |
| Editing: | Joshua Menco |
| Released: | [1] |
| Runtime: | 94 minutes |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Language: | Dutch |
Meskina is a 2021 Dutch romantic comedy film. The film was a passion project of Dutch-Moroccan Stand-up comedian Soundos El Ahmadi, who wanted to see more representation of the Moroccan community in Dutch films.[2]
Cast
- Maryam Hassouni as Leyla Idrissi
- Soundos El Ahmadi as Amira, Leyla's older sister
- Rachida Iaallala as Najat, Leyla and Amira's mother
- Olaf Ait Tami as Abdelkarim, Leyla's ex-husband
- Jouman Fattal as Malika, Leyla's cousin
- Oscar Aerts as Klaas, Amira's husband
- Najib Amhali as Ali
- Bilal Wahib as Rayan
- Nasrdin Dchar as Amin
- Vincent Banic as Fabian
- Fahd Larhzaoui as Ibrahim
- Fadua El Akchaoui as Fatima
- Nora Akachar as Farida
- Joy Delima as Patricia
- Siham Bolakhrif as Yasmina
- Sabri Saddik as Yassin
- Yasmin Karssing as Alicia X
Reception
The film received mostly mixed reviews.[3] Algemeen Dagblad said that the film had too many romcom-clichés and caricatures for the people to feel real.[4] De Volkskrant also mentioned the romcom-clichés and wished the film had more depth to it.[5] However NRC Handelsblad was a bit more positive saying that the film aims for a young audience but with the pace of the jokes could also get other people invested.[6] The film was sold out on its openingweekend.[7]
Controversy
It is the first film of actor Bilal Wahib after a widely reported incident in which he asked a minor to expose himself on Instagram Live.[8] [9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Meskina. filmladder.nl. 2021-07-22. 2021-08-06. nl.
- Web site: Smit. Floortje. 2021-07-21. 'Hoezo identificeren mensen zich niet met Marokkaanse vrouwen? Waarom zou ik me wél moeten identificeren met Jim Bakkum?'. 2021-08-22. de Volkskrant. nl.
- Web site: Recensieoverzicht: Meskina is 'door en door Hollandse romcom. nu.nl. 2021-08-06. 2021-07-22. nl.
- Web site: Drie sterren voor Meskina: Te veel hysterische typetjes in sympathieke romkom. ad.nl. 2021-07-22. Gudo . Tienhooven. 2021-08-06. nl.
- Web site: Toma. Kevin. 2021-07-21. Meskina is duidelijk met veel meer plezier en betrokkenheid gemaakt dan menige Nederlandse romkom ★★★☆☆. 2021-08-22. de Volkskrant. nl.
- Web site: Een geslaagde, innemende romkom, dankzij Marokkaans-Nederlands toptalenten als Soundos El Ahmadi en Najib Amhali. Peter de Bruijn. 2021-07-20. NRC. 2021-08-06. nl.
- Web site: Meskina compleet uitverkocht in opening weekend. 2021-07-26. nu.nl. 2021-08-06. nl.
- Web site: Bilal Wahib in juli weer op het witte doek te zien. Algemeen Dagblad. 2021-04-30. 2021-08-06. nl.
- Web site: 'Mocro Maffia-acteur Wahib heeft enorme spijt van wat hij gedaan heeft'. 2021-03-24. NOS. 2021-08-06. nl.
