Young Ahmed

Young Ahmed

2DCS/ES15
Director:Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Cast:Idir Ben Addi, Olivier Bonnaud, Myriem Akeddiou, Victoria Bluck
Premiere:3. October 2019
Length:84 minutes
Genre:Drama

Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne  •  Cast: Idir Ben Addi, Olivier Bonnaud, Myriem Akeddiou, Victoria Bluck, Othmane Moumen

Ahmed is a 13-year-old boy who gives the impression of being a perfect machine operated by the doctrines of pure Islam. Under the influence of a bigoted imam he becomes closed off in an ideological shell. His life in liberal Belgian society turns into a series of rejections and hatreds that he projects primarily onto a friendly and unreserved teacher. Ahmed’s fanatical faith leads him to an extreme act. In their latest film, two masters of social realism look at how deep humanity is hidden beneath the load of religious doctrine and what can turn religious fanaticism around – education, social openness, or first love.

Length: 84 min

Year: 2019
Local premiere date: 3. October 2019

Country of origin:

  • France
  • Belgium

Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne  •  Cast: Idir Ben Addi, Olivier Bonnaud, Myriem Akeddiou, Victoria Bluck, Othmane Moumen

Ahmed is a 13-year-old boy who gives the impression of being a perfect machine operated by the doctrines of pure Islam. Under the influence of a bigoted imam he becomes closed off in an ideological shell. His life in liberal Belgian society turns into a series of rejections and hatreds that he projects primarily onto a friendly and unreserved teacher. Ahmed’s fanatical faith leads him to an extreme act. In their latest film, two masters of social realism look at how deep humanity is hidden beneath the load of religious doctrine and what can turn religious fanaticism around – education, social openness, or first love.

Year: 2019
Local premiere date: 3. October 2019

Country of origin:

  • France
  • Belgium