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Meskina (2021)

Meskina poster
Directed by
Daria Bukvić
Genre
drama film, comedy film, romance film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
12
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Dutch-Moroccan woman in her thirties navigates family pressure and societal expectations around marriage. She tries to find love and happiness on her own terms.

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What happens

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. The movie was released on Netflix globally as an Original on March 4, 2022 for three years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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