In Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael's universe, God (Benoit Poelvoorde) is a mean-spirited bastard lounging around his Brussels apartment in dressing gown and trackies, watching sport on TV and wreaking havoc on the world from his DOS-run PC. Goddess (the marvellous Yolande Moreau), his long suffering wife, sticks to her embroidery and bides her time. But ten-year-old daughter Éa (played by a fantastic young actress, Pili Groyne) has taken one too many strappings from the old man and resolves – with the help of her better-known older brother – to liberate the world from the malign hand of Dad. Not to give away too much about her mission, she sets about recruiting six disciples whose testimony about their own miracle-free lives will constitute the Brand New Testament.
"Van Dormael maintains a blazing storytelling momentum and a highly creative visual scheme. He's in the Gondry/Gilliam zone, but if you can't get down with a floating fish skeleton humming ‘La Mer', why do you go to the movies in the first place?… This is a vision of optimism, of people being given the opportunity to help one another and doing it with tenderness. If you can get past the initial blasphemy, you'll find a highly moral film." — Jordan Hoffman, The Guardian
"The Brand New Testament" was selected as Belgium's candidate for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars.
Belgium / Luxembourg / France 2015
The Brand New Testament
Le tout nouveau testament - Musta huumori pärlid
MS12
Genre
Black comedy
Director
Jaco Van Dormael
Run time
1h 55min
Cast
Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, Yolande Moreau, François Damiens, Pili Groyne
Genre
Black comedy
Director
Jaco Van Dormael
Run time
1h 55min
Cast
Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, Yolande Moreau, François Damiens, Pili Groyne
In Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael's universe, God (Benoit Poelvoorde) is a mean-spirited bastard lounging around his Brussels apartment in dressing gown and trackies, watching sport on TV and wreaking havoc on the world from his DOS-run PC. Goddess (the marvellous Yolande Moreau), his long suffering wife, sticks to her embroidery and bides her time. But ten-year-old daughter Éa (played by a fantastic young actress, Pili Groyne) has taken one too many strappings from the old man and resolves – with the help of her better-known older brother – to liberate the world from the malign hand of Dad. Not to give away too much about her mission, she sets about recruiting six disciples whose testimony about their own miracle-free lives will constitute the Brand New Testament.
"Van Dormael maintains a blazing storytelling momentum and a highly creative visual scheme. He's in the Gondry/Gilliam zone, but if you can't get down with a floating fish skeleton humming ‘La Mer', why do you go to the movies in the first place?… This is a vision of optimism, of people being given the opportunity to help one another and doing it with tenderness. If you can get past the initial blasphemy, you'll find a highly moral film." — Jordan Hoffman, The Guardian
"The Brand New Testament" was selected as Belgium's candidate for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars.
Belgium / Luxembourg / France 2015
"Van Dormael maintains a blazing storytelling momentum and a highly creative visual scheme. He's in the Gondry/Gilliam zone, but if you can't get down with a floating fish skeleton humming ‘La Mer', why do you go to the movies in the first place?… This is a vision of optimism, of people being given the opportunity to help one another and doing it with tenderness. If you can get past the initial blasphemy, you'll find a highly moral film." — Jordan Hoffman, The Guardian
"The Brand New Testament" was selected as Belgium's candidate for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars.
Belgium / Luxembourg / France 2015
Info
Rating
Under 12 Not Recommended
Production year
2016
Local distributor
Bestfilm.eu
In cinema
9/1/2016