Netherlands / Apr 20, 2016 / Festival Cinéma Arabe
Bezness as Usual (2016)
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Like his Swiss half-sister Jasmin, Dutch filmmaker Alex Pitstra is the child of a European mother and a Tunisian playboy father. The majority of their lives their father was absent, but after more than twenty years Alex invites Jasmin to travel to Tunisia with him. They want to reconnect with their Tunisian roots and find out how their father and his family relate to the 'bezness' phenomenon of North-African men roaming beaches and hotels, trying to seduce western women.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bezness as Usual |
| Original language | Nederlands (NL) |
| Spoken languages | Nederlands |
| Production countries | Netherlands |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Selfmade Films |
| Release date | 20 aprile 2016 |
| Production | Jan de Ruiter, Rosan Breman, Niek Koppen |
| Writer | Alex Pitstra, Katja Schoondergang |
| Editing | Jos Driessen, René Duursma |
| Cinematography | Rosan Breman, Tadeusz Kieniewicz |
| Assistant directors | Alex Pitstra |
| Camera operators | Rosan Breman, Tadeusz Kieniewicz |
| Additional photography | Rosan Breman, Tadeusz Kieniewicz |
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| Music | Paweł Uszyński |
| Sound | Paweł Uszyński |
Release dates
Premiere
Switzerland / Aug 05, 2016 / Locarno Film Festival
Canada / Sep 12, 2016 / Toronto International Film Festival
Sweden / Nov 11, 2016 / Stockholm International Film Festival
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United States / Nov 13, 2016 / DOC NYC
France / Nov 16, 2016 / FCAPA
United Arab Emirates / Dec 08, 2016 / Dubai International Film Festival
Belgium / Mar 31, 2017 / Millenium Documentary Film Festival
Digital
France / Sep 21, 2021 / TP / Netflix
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