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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Zone2 Pictures
Keywords
- religion
- terrorism
- childhood
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Top Cast
Aatos Nahuel Flores as Himself
Amine Mohamed Bennaa as Himself
Top Crew
Reetta Huhtanen · Director, Screenplay
Tuomas Nikkinen · Composer
Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen · Cinematographer
Jamin Benazzouz · Editor
Iris Pakulla · Producer
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