The Brand New Testament
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The Brand New Testament is a 2015 Belgian surrealist comedy film that imagines God living in Brussels and his rebellious daughter rewriting humanity’s fate.
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| instanceOf |
film
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surrealist comedy film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsSubmissionFor | Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
César Award for Best Foreign Film nomination
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Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Christophe Beaucarne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Belgium
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France ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Jaco Van Dormael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Belga Films
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Le Pacte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Hervé de Luze
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Sylvie Landra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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fantasy film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| hasTagline | God exists. He lives in Brussels. ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ea
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God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | An Pierlé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | told from the point of view of God’s daughter Ea ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Tout Nouveau Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | God lives in Brussels and his rebellious daughter Ea leaks people’s death dates and rewrites humanity’s fate. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jaco Van Dormael
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Olivier Rausin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 113 ⓘ |
| sectionScreened | Directors' Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Benoît Poelvoorde
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Catherine Deneuve NERFINISHED ⓘ François Damiens NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura Verlinden NERFINISHED ⓘ Pili Groyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Serge Larivière NERFINISHED ⓘ Yolande Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
free will and destiny
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rebellion against authority ⓘ religion and bureaucracy ⓘ |
| title | The Brand New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereEvent | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Jaco Van Dormael
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Thomas Gunzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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