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The Brand New Testament(Le tout nouveau testament)

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Belgium, France, Luxembourg · 2015
1h 45m
Director Jaco Van Dormael
Starring Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Yolande Moreau, Catherine Deneuve
Genre Drama, Comedy, Fantasy

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...

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What are people saying?

Serena Zhang Profile picture for Serena Zhang

Weird, irreverent, and absurdly funny, this movie is one of my favorite indie films. I love how it subverts the concept of religion in a way that's both fantastical and incredibly grounding. The intersecting stories of each of its side characters feels inexplicably human and real, despite the film's outlandish premise. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll cringe... and you just might walk away feeling a little lighter.

What are critics saying?

50

Village Voice by

Testament is full of bad jokes (like a man repeatedly throwing himself from great heights to prove he won't die) and, in spite of Groyne's grave, determined presence as Ea, is borderline offensive.

60

CineVue by Ben Nicholson

Striking a balance between the dark and combative religious humour and its more saccharine elements proves difficult.

80

Screen International by Charles Gant

With the consistently playful, often delightful and frequently funny God fantasy The Brand New Testament, the Belgian auteur delivers his most substantially enjoyable film since 1991’s Toto The Hero.

83

The Playlist by Jessica Kiang

Lovely to look at, charmingly played throughout, and with a sense of fun that is more playful than subversive, The Brand New Testament is a bouncy treat: not so much heresy as whimsy, with a smooth matte finish and a mischievous grin.

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Variety by Peter Debruge

While the ultra-clever first act stockpiles sufficient admiration from audiences to sustain the film, the bulk of The Brand New Testament concerns itself with Van Dormael’s most persistent preoccupation: the tug-of-war between fate and free will.

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