Le Jeune Ahmed - English subtitled
The new 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.
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 & Luc Dardenne, Belgium, France, 2019, 84 min. French & Arabic spoken, English subtitles.
With Idir Ben Addi, Myriem Akheddiou, Victoria Bluck, Olivier Bonnaud.