Young Ahmed

★★★★★

Original title: Le jeune Ahmed

2019 · 1 h 25 min

Directed by The Dardenne Brothers · Belgium · Contemporary European Art Cinema

Drama

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Cast

Idir Ben Addi Olivier Bonnaud Myriem Akheddiou

Plot

A teenager radicalised.

Sinekatalog’s take

The Dardenne brothers' lean drama follows a Belgian teenager radicalised by an imam and set on violence. Tense and restrained, in their handheld style, it is a sober, humane look at extremism, without easy answers.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (5,172 votes)
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