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The Brand New Testament

The Brand New Testament

God Exists. He Lives in Brussels with his daughter.

20156.61h 54m

Overview

God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to 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...

Directed by Jaco Van Dormael
Written by Jaco Van Dormael, Thomas Gunzig
Produced by Olivier Rausin, Jaco Van Dormael, Daniel Marquet
Box OfficeBudget: $8.7MRevenue: $15.7M

Top Cast

Pili Groyne

Pili Groyne

Ea

Benoît Poelvoorde

Benoît Poelvoorde

God

Yolande Moreau

Yolande Moreau

God's Wife

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Martine

François Damiens

François Damiens

François

Serge Larivière

Serge Larivière

Marc

Didier De Neck

Didier De Neck

Jean-Claude

Laura Verlinden

Laura Verlinden

Aurélie

Romain Gelin

Romain Gelin

Willy

Marco Lorenzini

Marco Lorenzini

Victor

Themes & Keywords

surrealgod

About The Brand New Testament

The Brand New Testament is a comedy, fantasy film released in 2015 exploring themes of surreal, god. Directed by Jaco Van Dormael, it stars Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Yolande Moreau. God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to 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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