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.
Trailer
Cast
Reetta Huhtanen
Director
Amine Mohamed Bennaa
Self
Elena Kameneud
Self
Flo Charlier
Self
Riina Huhtanen
Self
Fouad Bennaa
Self
Dalila Douddou
Self
Benedek Bolla-Kovács
Self
Aatos Flores
Self
Saimi Flores
Self
Roberto Flores Moncada
Self
Jamal Habbachich Abil-Nasseur
Self
Josue Alexander Castro Molina
Self
Raymonde Monfort
Self
Reetta Huhtanen
Writer
You Might Also Like
Gods of Molenbeek
Diving Into the Unknown
The Mission
Lost Boys
Feedback
Good Girl's Guide to Kinky Sex
How to Get Rich
Our Planet
Slay Queens
A Life in Ten Pictures
Mourinho
A Killer Among Friends
The Hillside Strangler: Devil in Disguise
Marines
Porn Laid Bare
The Principles of Pleasure
Trust Me: The False Prophet
Secrets of Penthouse
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared
Michael Jackson: The Verdict
Asia
The Wild Ones
Underworld, Inc.
Should I Marry a Murderer?
Comments
4 Comments