The district of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean in Brussels has become world-famous as a center of jihadism, but for six-year-old Aatos and his friend Amine, it is a familiar home. Here, they listen to spiders, discover black holes, and fight about what is going to steer a flying carpet. Together they search for the answers to life’s big questions. But the brutality of the adult world makes itself known when terrorists detonate a bomb in the neighborhood. Aaatos envies Amine’s Muslim faith and looks for his own gods, although his classmate Flo questions him; she is strongly convinced that anyone who believes in God is completely nuts. Gods of Molenbeek is a wonderful portrayal of childhood friendship, inquiry and the creation of meaning in a chaotic time. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.4/10 | |
Released: | August 9, 2019 | |
Runtime: | 73 min | |
Genres: | Documentary | |
Countries: | Belgium Finland Germany | |
Companies: | Zone2 Pictures Clin d'oeil Films Tondowski Films | |
Cast: | Aatos Flores Amine Mohamed Bennaa Flo Charlier | |
Crew: | Reetta Huhtanen | |
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