BESTSELLER BOY

What if you follow your talent and ambition, conquer the worst expectations and instead of becoming a school drop-out, you deliver your first novel at the age of only 20? Young and flashy writer Momo Zebbi accomplishes just this while living at his Moroccan parents home in a neglected Amsterdam neighborhood, writing day and night in his bedroom on both his cellphone and a borrowed laptop. Although his parents cannot read themselves, they get word about the ‘disgraceful’ content of their son’s debut manuscript and warn him against publishing. Much to their contempt, the novel gets picked up by a struggling publisher and Momo’s novel hits the charts. And instead of being applauded, Momo’s parents disown him...

SHOW INFO:

An original Dutch half hour dramedy series based on the novel BESTSELLER BOY by bestselling author Mano Bouzamour.

Written for the screen by: Robert Alberdingk Thijm (A'dam&Eva) and Mano Bouzamour.

Directors: Norbert Ter Hall, Sharif Abdel Mawla

Production companies: Paper Plane Productions, Willy Waltz International

Distributor: CBS Studios International

Broadcaster: AVROTROS, NPO