Le jeune Ahmed
The latest film by the Dardenne brothers (Le Gamin Au Vélo, L’Enfant, Rosetta) is a portrait of a radicalized Muslim teen. Winner of the Best Director award at the Festival de Cannes.
Please note that this film is in French and Arabic, with Dutch subtitles.
In Belgium, today, the destiny of young Ahmed (13), caught between his imam’s ideals of purity and life’s temptations. How can love of life win out over his desire to put someone to death?
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Belgium, 2019, 84 min. French & Arabic spoken, Dutch subtitles.
With : Idir Ben Addi, Myriem Akheddiou, Victoria Bluck, Olivier Bonnaud.