Completed - FRENCH - Black comedy, Comedy - 113 minutes
Set in Jaco Van Dormael’s native Belgium, The Brand New Testament is a surreal comedy in which God is a real life character who lives in Brussels. On earth though, God is a coward, with pathetical morals and being odious with his family.
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Jaco VAN DORMAEL Writer(s) : Jaco VAN DORMAEL, Thomas GUNZIG Cast : Benoit POELVOORDE, Catherine DENEUVE, Yolande MOREAU Producer(s) : David GRUMBACH (TERRA INCOGNITA FILMS), Daniel MARQUET (TERRA INCOGNITA FILMS), Olivier RAUSIN (CLIMAX FILMS)
Set in Jaco Van Dormael’s native Belgium, The Brand New Testament is a surreal comedyin which God is a real life character who lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is acoward, with pathetical morals and odious with his family.His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can’t stand being locked up in a small apartment inordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad, hacks his computerand leaks to the entire world their fatale date of death, causing everyone to suddenly haveto think about what to do with the days, months, years they have left to live…
Country(ies) : BELGIUM, FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG
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Prix Lumières 2015Gent World Soundtrack 2016 Best Original Score for a Belgian ProductionDirectors' Fortnight 2015 Directors' FortnightSitges - Intl Fantastic FF of Catalonia 2015 - Oficial Fantastic ( Best Actress Award for Pili Grogne & Best European Film S.O.F. Sitges 48 Award)