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The Brand New Testament (2015)

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

Genre : Comedy, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Jaco Van Dormael
Writer : Thomas Gunzig, Jaco Van Dormael

Synopsis

God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, with pathetical morals and being odious with 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...

Actors

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
Romain Gelin
Romain Gelin
Willy
Marco Lorenzini
Marco Lorenzini
Victor
Johan Heldenbergh
Johan Heldenbergh
The Priest
Anna Tenta
Anna Tenta
Xenia, l'Allemande
David Murgia
David Murgia
Jésus Christ
Gaspard Pauwels
Gaspard Pauwels
Kevin
Bilal Aya
Bilal Aya
Philippe
Johan Leysen
Johan Leysen
Martine's Husband
Dominique Abel
Dominique Abel
Adam
Lola Pauwels
Lola Pauwels
Eve
Sandrine Laroche
Sandrine Laroche
Catherine
Louis Durant
Louis Durant
Marc (9 years old)
Jean Luc Piraux
Jean Luc Piraux
Willy's Father
Anne-Pascale Clairembourg
Anne-Pascale Clairembourg
Willy's Mother
Alice van Dormael
Alice van Dormael
Journalist
Caroline Lambert
Caroline Lambert
Journalist
Jérôme Varanfrain
Jérôme Varanfrain
Journalist
Aïssatou Diop
Aïssatou Diop
The Nurse
Armand Van Dormael
Armand Van Dormael
Le nongénaire
Viviane de Muynck
Viviane de Muynck
La mère de Georges
Pascal Duquenne
Pascal Duquenne
Georges
Hervé Sogne
Hervé Sogne
Le chef des loubards
Kody Kim
Kody Kim
L'homme qui vivra le plus longtemps
Besnik Limani
Besnik Limani
Le sans-papiers
Michèle-Anne De Mey
Michèle-Anne De Mey
Andrée
Jean-François Wolff
Jean-François Wolff
Médecin Willy
Norbert Rutili
Norbert Rutili
Le généticien
Luc Schiltz
Luc Schiltz
Médecin hôpital
Harry Cleven
Harry Cleven
Passant micro-trottoir
Jean-Henri Compère
Jean-Henri Compère
Musicien hélicon
Tom Audenaert
Tom Audenaert
Maquettiste
George Nixon
George Nixon
Clochard métro
Ivone Semedo
Ivone Semedo
Maman hôpital
Christian Magnani
Christian Magnani
Publicité pompes funèbres
Tom Canivet
Tom Canivet
François (8 ans)
Clara Gunzig
Clara Gunzig
La cousine de François
Agatha Eleanor Masson
Agatha Eleanor Masson
La fille des Allemands
Nora Young
Nora Young
Aurélie enfant
Anne-Marie Loop
Anne-Marie Loop
Femme wasserette
Fabien Zeimes
Fabien Zeimes
Jean-Claude enfant
Gabriel Boisante
Gabriel Boisante
Ambulancier
Charlie Degotte
Charlie Degotte
Professeur de hockey
Thérèse Kobankaya
Thérèse Kobankaya
Prostituée
Diego Dalmans
Diego Dalmans
Le fils de François
Hannah Gunzig
Hannah Gunzig
Petite fille boulangerie
Eiaël Lefranq Binon
Eiaël Lefranq Binon
Willy (6 ans)
Nora Alberdi Perez
Nora Alberdi Perez
Danseuse main
Kiko Mirales
Kiko Mirales
Le gorille
Tanguy De Backer
Tanguy De Backer
Sans abri devant l'église
Elsa Houben
Elsa Houben
La fille du coiffeur
Julien Jakout
Julien Jakout
Pianiste sur la plage
Cyril Perrin
Cyril Perrin
Doublure lumière Benoît Poelvoorde
Jaco Van Dormael
Jaco Van Dormael
L'automobiliste qui n'a plus que 0 seconde à vivre
Elisa Echevarria Menendez
Elisa Echevarria Menendez
Kathy

Crews

Jaco Van Dormael
Jaco Van Dormael
Director
Thomas Gunzig
Thomas Gunzig
Screenplay
Jaco Van Dormael
Jaco Van Dormael
Screenplay
Hervé de Luze
Hervé de Luze
Editor
Christophe Beaucarne
Christophe Beaucarne
Director of Photography
An Pierlé
An Pierlé
Original Music Composer
Olivier Rausin
Olivier Rausin
Producer
Jaco Van Dormael
Jaco Van Dormael
Producer
Michaël Bier
Michaël Bier
Casting
Patrick Hella
Patrick Hella
Casting
Sylvie Olivé
Sylvie Olivé
Production Design
Pascalle Willame
Pascalle Willame
Set Decoration
Caroline Koener
Caroline Koener
Costume Design
Elly Verduyckt
Elly Verduyckt
Script Supervisor
Daniel Marquet
Daniel Marquet
Producer
Dominique Warnier
Dominique Warnier
Sound
François Dumont
François Dumont
Sound
Michel Schillings
Michel Schillings
Sound
Kaatje Van Damme
Kaatje Van Damme
Makeup Artist
Kaatje Van Damme
Kaatje Van Damme
Hairstylist
Emilien Lazaron
Emilien Lazaron
Special Effects Supervisor
Michèle-Anne De Mey
Michèle-Anne De Mey
Choreographer
Renaud Alcalde
Renaud Alcalde
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

The Brand New Testament | Lotterywest Festival Films

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