The Brand New Testament (2015)
Overview
God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad...
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $8,700,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $15,709,652.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 9.666 |
Directed By
Jaco Van Dormael
Crew
Hervé de Luze
Jaco Van Dormael
Christophe Beaucarne
Jaco Van Dormael
Thomas Gunzig
An Pierlé
Pascalle Willame
Olivier Rausin
Jaco Van Dormael
Michaël Bier
Sylvie Olivé
Caroline Koener
Patrick Hella
Elly Verduyckt
Daniel Marquet
Michèle-Anne De Mey
Kaatje Van Damme
Emilien Lazaron
François Dumont
Kaatje Van Damme
Michel Schillings
Renaud Alcalde
Dominique Warnier
TOP CAST
Pili Groyne
Ea
Yolande Moreau
God's Wife
Catherine Deneuve
Martine
François Damiens
François
Serge Larivière
Marc
Didier De Neck
Jean-Claude
Laura Verlinden
Aurélie
Romain Gelin
Willy
Marco Lorenzini
Victor
Johan Heldenbergh
The Priest
Anna Tenta
Xenia, l'Allemande
David Murgia
Jésus Christ
Gaspard Pauwels
Kevin
Bilal Aya
Philippe
Johan Leysen
Martine's Husband
Dominique Abel
Adam
Lola Pauwels
Eve
Sandrine Laroche
Catherine
Louis Durant
Marc (9 years old)
Jean Luc Piraux
Willy's Father
Anne-Pascale Clairembourg
Willy's Mother
Alice van Dormael
Journalist
Caroline Lambert
Journalist
Jérôme Varanfrain
Journalist
Aïssatou Diop
The Nurse
Armand Van Dormael
Le nongénaire
Viviane de Muynck
La mère de Georges
Pascal Duquenne
Georges
Hervé Sogne
Le chef des loubards
Kody Kim
L'homme qui vivra le plus longtemps
Besnik Limani
Le sans-papiers
Michèle-Anne De Mey
Andrée
Jean-François Wolff
Médecin Willy
Norbert Rutili
Le généticien
Luc Schiltz
Médecin hôpital
Harry Cleven
Passant micro-trottoir
Jean-Henri Compère
Musicien hélicon
Tom Audenaert
Maquettiste
George Nixon
Clochard métro
Ivone Semedo
Maman hôpital
Christian Magnani
Publicité pompes funèbres
Tom Canivet
François (8 ans)
Clara Gunzig
La cousine de François
Agatha Eleanor Masson
La fille des Allemands
Nora Young
Aurélie enfant
Anne-Marie Loop
Femme wasserette
Fabien Zeimes
Jean-Claude enfant
Gabriel Boisante
Ambulancier
Charlie Degotte
Professeur de hockey
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