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The Brand New Testament (2015)

Film · 1h 54m · In French

Comedy, Fantasy, Foreign (non-English)

God's rebellious daughter upends existence itself with surreal, darkly comic, and absurdist interventions.

Absurdist humor. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fandango at Home (free) and Tubi (free).

The Brand New Testament parents guide

There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: moderate sex and nudity, and some strong language.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
No real violence
Sex and nudity
Moderate
Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
Language
Moderate
Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

What is The Brand New Testament about?

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...

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves things open rather than tying them up.

Cast and crew

Directed byJaco Van Dormael
StarringPili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Yolande Moreau, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens, Serge Larivière

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