Film

Gods of Molenbeek

2019 · 1h 13m · Documentary

I don't know if I know

IMDb

7.3

The district of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels has become world-famous as a center of jihadism, but for six-year-old Aatos and his friend Amine, it is a familiar home. Here, they listen to spiders, discover black holes, and fight about what is going to steer a flying carpet. Together they search for the answers to life's big questions. But the brutality of the adult world makes itself known when terrorists detonate a bomb in the neighborhood. Aaatos envies Amine's Muslim faith and looks for his own gods, although his classmate Flo questions him; she is strongly convinced that anyone who believes in God is completely nuts. Gods of Molenbeek is a wonderful portrayal of childhood friendship, inquiry and the creation of meaning in a chaotic time.

• Reetta HuhtanenDirector · Screenplay
• Hannu-Pekka VitikainenDirector of Photography · Producer
• Iris PakullaProducer
• Alex TondowskiProducer
• Hanne PhlypoProducer
• Tuomas NikkinenOriginal Music Composer
• Jamin BenazzouzEditor

Trailer | Gods of Molenbeek | Reetta Huhtanen

Release date

August 9, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 13m

Rated

12

Genres

Documentary

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