The Brand New Testament (2015)

Original title

Le Tout Nouveau Testament

Directed by

Jaco Van Dormael

Genre

fantasy film, black comedy film

Country

Belgium

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 1,767 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

God lives in a cramped apartment in Brussels and is a cruel tyrant. His young daughter decides to rebel against him by revealing everyone's death dates and starting a new testament.

whimsicalsatiricalirreverentplayfulsurrealphilosophicaldarkly comic

What happens

The Brand New Testament (French: Le Tout Nouveau Testament) is a 2015 fantasy black comedy film written, produced, and directed by Jaco Van Dormael. It is a co-production among Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. The film was screened at the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist of nine films, but was not nominated. The Brand New Testament received ten nominations at the 6th Magritte Awards, winning four awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Van Dormael. The Brand New Testament, a satire of religion, has become a cult film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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