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The Brand New Testament

Comedy · Fantasy

The Brand New Testament

God Exists. He Lives in Brussels with his daughter.

6.6(1,770) 9/2/2015 1h 54m
ComedyFantasy

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...

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Pili Groyne

Pili Groyne

Ea

Benoît Poelvoorde

Benoît Poelvoorde

God

Yolande Moreau

Yolande Moreau

God's Wife

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Martine

François Damiens

François Damiens

François

Serge Larivière

Serge Larivière

Marc

Didier De Neck

Didier De Neck

Jean-Claude

Laura Verlinden

Laura Verlinden

Aurélie

Directed by

Jaco Van Dormael

Production

Reviews

Reno

6/10

6/24/2016

> 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. Wh

CinemaSerf

7/10

5/12/2024

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

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