WHO’S IN IT?
Idir Ben Addi (film debut), Olivier Bonnaud (Our Patriots), Myriem Akheddiou (Two Days, One Night), Victoria Bluck (film debut), Claire Bodson (Private Lessons), Othmane Moumen (Bad Buzz)
WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?
Jean-Pierre Dardenne (The Kid with a Bike) and Luc Dardenne (Two Days, One Night), directors, writers, producers; Denis Freyd (The Unknown Girl), producer; Benoît Dervaux (Stormy Weather), cinematographer; Marie-Hélène Dozo (The Diary of a Teenage Girl) and Tristan Meunier (Noor), editors
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
Ahmed (Addi) is a thirteen-year-old Muslim student who becomes influenced by extremist interpretations of the Qu’ran, causing him to hatch a plan to kill his teacher…
IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?
The Dardenne Brothers turn their focus onto the radicalisation of young susceptible Muslim minds, in a powerful drama that does not hold back its emotional punches.
