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The Brand New Testament

Play trailer 2:08 Poster for The Brand New Testament Released Dec 9, 2016 1h 53m Comedy Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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God is discovered living in Brussels with his daughter.
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The Brand New Testament takes a surreal, subversive, and funny look at Biblical themes through a modern -- and refreshingly original -- lens.

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Manuela Lazic Little White Lies This saccharine religious comedy from Belgium's Jaco Van Dormael fails to live up to its initial promise. Rated: 2/5 Jul 3, 2018 Full Review Peter Debruge Variety An irreverent but otherwise harmless ontological satire that puts a cartoonish spin on the Christian origin story. Dec 27, 2016 Full Review Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter Irresistibly laugh-out-loud and feel-good. Dec 27, 2016 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The Brand New Testament has boundless energy and imagination, and its charming concept makes enduring some of the film's more random, unstructured ideas worthwhile. Rated: 3/4 Feb 22, 2022 Full Review Michael J. Casey Boulder Weekly Though the movie is absolutely bonkers and ridiculously silly, it has heart and just enough insight into the human condition to resonate... Aug 14, 2019 Full Review Nick Evan-Cook One Room With A View Weird, wonderful, and with plenty of soul, The Brand New Testament shows that a simple idea - and a little chutzpah - can go a very long way. Rated: 4/5 Apr 18, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steph N Soo unbelievably stupid and no fun to watch at all. Most probably hurting a lot of peoples feelings as well. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/18/22 Full Review isla s I loved this film - the plot (the philosophical angles), the CGI effects, the cast and characters etc. Its quite imaginative - not entirely a religious film, it pokes fun at Christianity I suppose - its definitely what I regard as a sort of surreal comedy with fantasy elements. I thought the young girl who plays Gods daughter was particularly good - she looks so innocent and naive and yet is quite the schemer and I enjoyed seeing how her father reacted to the things she did. There is, perhaps surprisingly, a sense of poignancy at times - it does at least touch on some serious themes, mainly mortality but I wouldn't say it entirely laughs off serious issues. Its a hard film to review without giving away spoilers but I felt it handled the themes well and it did make me laugh on a number of ocassions but not in a cheap way, if that makes sense. Also, one plot element made me think of the film Being John Malkovich - it is perhaps similar in terms of zany, wacky quirkiness. I also quite liked the classical music played at times, although I suppose some may think it makes it seem a bit pretentious. Personally, I thoroughly recommend this film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A smart, witty and refreshing comedy. Avoid if you are easily offended by jabs at traditional religion, especially Christianity (and we are Christians but believe there is still much to improve) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Sacrilegious, satirical, comedic genius! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved this. Another refreshingly original script and well acted by all. Full of surprises and witticisms. Delightful to the eyes and it tickled the imagination. Highly recommend. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member It's one of the worst movies ever seen! It should be Comedy, but the movies has nothing to laugh or funny! Quiet sad and boring! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jaco Van Dormael

Director

Pili Groyne

Ea

Benoît Poelvoorde

Dieu

Marco Lorenzini

Victor

François Damiens

François

Serge Larivière

Marc

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Movie Info

Synopsis God is discovered living in Brussels with his daughter.
Director
Jaco Van Dormael
Producer
Olivier Rausin, Daniel Marquet, Jaco Van Dormael
Screenwriter
Jaco Van Dormael, Thomas Gunzig
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Juliette Films, Climax Films, Après le Déluge, Terra Incognita Films, Caviar Films
Genre
Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 9, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$89.2K
Runtime
1h 53m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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