Variety
This irreverent, idea-filled satire asks what if everything the Bible says is wrong, and God's daughter came down to earth to set the record straight.
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The Brand New Testament
According to this comedy, God (Benoit Poelvoorde) is alive and well and living in Brussels where He sits at His computer in a wife-beater and bathrobe. Staving off boredom by creating natural disasters, and directing divine wrath at His put-upon wife (Yolande Moreau) and shy daughter Ea (Pili Groyne), this isn't the God we're used to. His son may have buggered off, but His daughter has a revenge scheme in mind...
"God exists. He lives in Brussels. He is horrible to his wife and daughter. We’ve heard a lot about his son but precious little about his daughter. I’m his daughter. My name is Ea and I’m ten. To get even, I’ve sent everyone in the world an SMS with their date of death...." (Cannes Film Festival)
Less2015Rating: MA15+, Frequent nudity117 minsBelguim, France, LuxembourgFrench with English subtitles
ComedyWorld Cinema
- Director:
- Jaco Van Dormael ('The Eighth Day', 'Mr. Nobody', 'Toto the Hero')
- Writer:
- Thomas GunzigJaco Van Dormael
- Cast:
- Benoît PoelvoordeYolande MoreauPili GroyneCatherine DeneuveRomain GelinDidier De NeckSerge LarivièreFrançois DamiensLaura Verlinden
The Brand New Testament | Reviews
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Hollywood Reporter
A religiously incorrect but irresistibly funny work of the imagination.
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