Gods of Molenbeek
“I don't know if I know”
2019•1h 13m•7.2•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Reetta Huhtanen
Writer
Reetta Huhtanen
Languages
Spanish, Arabic, French
Studio
Zone2 Pictures
Cast
Aatos Nahuel Flores
Himself
Amine Mohamed Bennaa
Himself
Production
Company
Zone2 Pictures
Producer
Iris Pakulla
Producer
Alex Tondowski
Producer
Hanne Phlypo
Producer
Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen
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