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ComedyFantasy

The Brand New Testament

- God Exists. He Lives in Brussels with his daughter.

God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad...

Release Date : 2015-09-02

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : CaviarClimax FilmsVOOOrange StudioBac CinemaTerra Incognita FilmsAprès le DélugeBelga ProductionsRTBFBeTVBNP Paribas Fortis

Production Country : LuxembourgBelgiumFrance

Alternative Titles : The Brand New Testament

Cast

Pili Groyne

Character Name : Ea

Original Name : Pili Groyne

Gender : Female

Benoît Poelvoorde

Character Name : God

Original Name : Benoît Poelvoorde

Gender : Male

Yolande Moreau

Character Name : God's Wife

Original Name : Yolande Moreau

Gender : Female

Catherine Deneuve

Character Name : Martine

Original Name : Catherine Deneuve

Gender : Female

François Damiens

Character Name : François

Original Name : François Damiens

Gender : Male

Serge Larivière

Character Name : Marc

Original Name : Serge Larivière

Gender : Male

Didier De Neck

Character Name : Jean-Claude

Original Name : Didier De Neck

Gender : Male

Laura Verlinden

Character Name : Aurélie

Original Name : Laura Verlinden

Gender : Female

Romain Gelin

Character Name : Willy

Original Name : Romain Gelin

Gender : Male

Marco Lorenzini

Character Name : Victor

Original Name : Marco Lorenzini

Gender : Male

Johan Heldenbergh

Character Name : The Priest

Original Name : Johan Heldenbergh

Gender : Male

Anna Tenta

Character Name : Xenia, l'Allemande

Original Name : Anna Tenta

Gender : Female

David Murgia

Character Name : Jésus Christ

Original Name : David Murgia

Gender : Male

Gaspard Pauwels

Character Name : Kevin

Original Name : Gaspard Pauwels

Gender : Male

Bilal Aya

Character Name : Philippe

Original Name : Bilal Aya

Gender : Male

Johan Leysen

Character Name : Martine's Husband

Original Name : Johan Leysen

Gender : Male

Dominique Abel

Character Name : Adam

Original Name : Dominique Abel

Gender : Male

Lola Pauwels

Character Name : Eve

Original Name : Lola Pauwels

Gender : Male

Sandrine Laroche

Character Name : Catherine

Original Name : Sandrine Laroche

Gender : Female

Louis Durant

Character Name : Marc (9 years old)

Original Name : Louis Durant

Gender : Male

Jean Luc Piraux

Character Name : Willy's Father

Original Name : Jean Luc Piraux

Gender : Male

Anne-Pascale Clairembourg

Character Name : Willy's Mother

Original Name : Anne-Pascale Clairembourg

Gender : Female

Alice van Dormael

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : Alice van Dormael

Gender : Female

Caroline Lambert

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : Caroline Lambert

Gender : Female

Jérôme Varanfrain

Character Name : Journalist

Original Name : Jérôme Varanfrain

Gender : Male

Aïssatou Diop

Character Name : The Nurse

Original Name : Aïssatou Diop

Gender : Female

Armand Van Dormael

Character Name : Le nongénaire

Original Name : Armand Van Dormael

Gender : Male

Viviane de Muynck

Character Name : La mère de Georges

Original Name : Viviane de Muynck

Gender : Female

Pascal Duquenne

Character Name : Georges

Original Name : Pascal Duquenne

Gender : Male

Hervé Sogne

Character Name : Le chef des loubards

Original Name : Hervé Sogne

Gender : Male

Kody Kim

Character Name : L'homme qui vivra le plus longtemps

Original Name : Kody Kim

Gender : Male

Besnik Limani

Character Name : Le sans-papiers

Original Name : Besnik Limani

Gender : Male

Michèle-Anne De Mey

Character Name : Andrée

Original Name : Michèle-Anne De Mey

Gender : Female

Jean-François Wolff

Character Name : Médecin Willy

Original Name : Jean-François Wolff

Gender : Male

Norbert Rutili

Character Name : Le généticien

Original Name : Norbert Rutili

Gender : Male

Luc Schiltz

Character Name : Médecin hôpital

Original Name : Luc Schiltz

Gender : Male

Harry Cleven

Character Name : Passant micro-trottoir

Original Name : Harry Cleven

Gender : Male

Jean-Henri Compère

Character Name : Musicien hélicon

Original Name : Jean-Henri Compère

Gender : Male

Tom Audenaert

Character Name : Maquettiste

Original Name : Tom Audenaert

Gender : Male

George Nixon

Character Name : Clochard métro

Original Name : George Nixon

Gender : Male

Ivone Semedo

Character Name : Maman hôpital

Original Name : Ivone Semedo

Gender : Male

Christian Magnani

Character Name : Publicité pompes funèbres

Original Name : Christian Magnani

Gender : Male

Tom Canivet

Character Name : François (8 ans)

Original Name : Tom Canivet

Gender : Male

Clara Gunzig

Character Name : La cousine de François

Original Name : Clara Gunzig

Gender : Male

Agatha Eleanor Masson

Character Name : La fille des Allemands

Original Name : Agatha Eleanor Masson

Gender : Male

Nora Young

Character Name : Aurélie enfant

Original Name : Nora Young

Gender : Male

Anne-Marie Loop

Character Name : Femme wasserette

Original Name : Anne-Marie Loop

Gender : Male

Fabien Zeimes

Character Name : Jean-Claude enfant

Original Name : Fabien Zeimes

Gender : Male

Gabriel Boisante

Character Name : Ambulancier

Original Name : Gabriel Boisante

Gender : Male

Charlie Degotte

Character Name : Professeur de hockey

Original Name : Charlie Degotte

Gender : Male

Thérèse Kobankaya

Character Name : Prostituée

Original Name : Thérèse Kobankaya

Gender : Male

Diego Dalmans

Character Name : Le fils de François

Original Name : Diego Dalmans

Gender : Male

Hannah Gunzig

Character Name : Petite fille boulangerie

Original Name : Hannah Gunzig

Gender : Male

Eiaël Lefranq Binon

Character Name : Willy (6 ans)

Original Name : Eiaël Lefranq Binon

Gender : Male

Nora Alberdi Perez

Character Name : Danseuse main

Original Name : Nora Alberdi Perez

Gender : Male

Kiko Mirales

Character Name : Le gorille

Original Name : Kiko Mirales

Gender : Male

Tanguy De Backer

Character Name : Sans abri devant l'église

Original Name : Tanguy De Backer

Gender : Male

Elsa Houben

Character Name : La fille du coiffeur

Original Name : Elsa Houben

Gender : Female

Julien Jakout

Character Name : Pianiste sur la plage

Original Name : Julien Jakout

Gender : Male

Cyril Perrin

Character Name : Doublure lumière Benoît Poelvoorde

Original Name : Cyril Perrin

Gender : Male

Jaco Van Dormael

Character Name : L'automobiliste qui n'a plus que 0 seconde à vivre

Original Name : Jaco Van Dormael

Gender : Male

Elisa Echevaria Menendez

Character Name : Kathy

Original Name : Elisa Echevaria Menendez

Gender : Female

Reviews

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Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> Re-editing the god's creation. I was looking forward for this since it was from one of my favourite directors who is a very unique storyteller. This is a fantasy and a black comedy from Belgium that was chosen to represent the country in the last Oscars. This is where the critics overtake the film fanatic to like it more. It is a theme that revolves on what would you do if you get a power to write the laws of the nature. A complicated topic, because loopholes are inevitable, but the writer and director did not care much about that and narrated the tale what they just wanted to tell. The story centres on an arrogant and abusive father who is also the creator the universe, especially the designer of the lives on the earth and this tale takes place in the Belgian capital, Brussels. When his bored and concerned daughter Ea, runs away from home to re-edit his creation as advised by her brother JC, he goes after her to ensure everything stay as he had planned. In an unexpected confrontation between father and daughter, in the end who is going to be victorious is the rest of the narration. Remember, there is a post credit scene, which opens the door for a possible sequel, but I don't think that'll happen. > > "Giving men knowledge of their own death... Crazy!" It was a beautiful concept, but I don't think I liked the entire narration, though some of the parts were very interesting. Since it was a fantasy, logics are not required, but the lack of the basic explanation was the setback if you're a broad minded. This film is for the simple minds, especially after knowing the theme you should not anticipate a genuine tale with great adventure and stunts, particularly not visual extravaganza. It was kind of a drama-adventure, something like entering the world that created by you and experiencing all by yourself the positives and negatives of it. Somewhat it was a fun, so definitely not a bad film, but I felt it should have been a lot more than that. Kind of a missed opportunity and falls into a simplicity. All the actors were good, especially the little girl. But I think it's not suitable for the children on the ground of a film character who is associated with sex related stuff, hence it got a few brief nudes. The God character was awesome, even though his acts are predictable I enjoyed the comedies delivered by him. The Ea's undertaking was more a serious and which tries to relate with the Chritianity, especially 'The Last Supper' after her decision to help a few selected people down in the earth over billions. All the above it was barely a magical film, so that's where you've to compromise than to expect crazy stuffs out of it. So in my opinion, it was not delightful as it looks nor the best work of this talented director, but a decent 2 hour long film. 6/10

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-12

Next time you are asked to name some famous Belgians, you can add God to the list. He (Benoît Poelvoorde) is a bit of a slob though and lives with his long-suffering wife (Yolanda Moreau) and daughter "Ea" (Pili Groyne). Their son "JC" has moved out and despite his mother's longings, they've lost touch. Now this deity loves nothing more than to cause misery to both mankind and his family, and this irks young "Ea" into doing something about it. She uses his computer to send a message to everyone on earth telling them how long they have left to live - in the hope that is will completely ruin her father's credibility. Not content with that, she decides to recruit half a dozen modern day apostles to change his philosophy a little. To that end she climbs into their washing machine (that's their physical conduit to earth) and sets about recruiting her new friends. Her encounter with the vagrant "Victor" (Marco Lorenzini) makes for a good start as she encounters the whole gamut of society from rich to poor, happy and healthy to anything but, and it turns out that she has quite a decent amount of her own humanity to dispense as the comedy gathers pace and delivers really quiet well. It is satire at it's irreverent best offering a personification of God that could hardly be more different from that put forward by the church, and the surreal nature of some of the characterisations is really quite funny. A glowing fish that just wants to return to the sea; Catherine Deneuve finds new love in a seriously unlikely place; there's some walking on water and when her dad comes after her, well there are some frustrations for him too as he realises that he has no superpowers down amongst the great unwashed. Star of the film? Well that has to be "Kevin" (Gaspard Pauwels) whose message telling him he has 60-odd years left to go encourages him to do just about anything reckless and stupid fearlessly - boy is he in for a shock. Groyne delivers well here as does Thomas Gunzig's writing and whilst it's not exactly sacrilegious, it does ridicule nicely people's psychological dependency on the existence of and belief in an higher power. It's whimsical not spiritual.