The Brand New Testament

God Exists. He Lives in Brussels with his daughter.
Le Tout Nouveau Testament (2015)
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$8 700 000
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$15 709 652
Director
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Actors
Photo Pili Groyne
Pili Groyne
Ea
Photo Yolande Moreau
Yolande Moreau
God's Wife
Photo Serge Larivière
Serge Larivière
Marc
Photo Didier De Neck
Didier De Neck
Jean-Claude
Photo Laura Verlinden
Laura Verlinden
Aurélie
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Short description

God lives in an ordinary Brussels apartment block, where he spends his days devising petty torments for humanity and treats his wife and young daughter, Ea, poorly. His son left home long ago to live among people, and Ea, bored and confined, eventually rebels. She breaks into her father's computer and sends everyone on Earth a message revealing the date of their own death.

The Belgian, Luxembourgish and French production was released in 2015 and runs 114 minutes. Jaco Van Dormael directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Thomas Gunzig, and also produced it with Daniel Marquet and Olivier Rausin. It is the fourth feature he directed, following Toto the Hero, The Eighth Day and Mr. Nobody. Pili Groyne plays Ea, with Benoît Poelvoorde as God, Yolande Moreau as God's wife, Catherine Deneuve as Martine, François Damiens as François and Serge Larivière as Marc, among a credited cast of 63.

Made for about 9 million USD, the film took roughly 16 million USD worldwide. On IMDb it holds 7.1/10 from around 37,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 6.6/10 from 1,792 votes. A critics' rating of 7/10 from 78 reviews places it close to the audience score on IMDb and slightly above the TMDB figure.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Director Jaco Van Dormael played an episodic role of a man who died under the wheels of a bus immediately after receiving a message that he had only a few seconds to live.
  • Belgium officially submitted this film for the "Oscar" award in 2016.

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