Young Ahmed | |
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French | Le Jeune Ahmed |
Directed by | Luc Dardenne Jean-Pierre Dardenne |
Written by | Jean-Pierre Luc Dardenne |
Produced by | Jean-Pierre Dardenne Luc Dardenne Denis Freyd |
Starring | Idir Ben Addi |
Cinematography | Benoît Dervaux |
Edited by | Marie-Hélène Dozo Tristan Meunier |
Production companies | Les Films du Fleuve Archipel 35 |
Distributed by | Cinéart (Belgium) Diaphana Films (France) |
Release dates | |
Running time | 84 minutes |
Countries | Belgium France |
Language | French |
Box office | $1.5 million[2][3] |
Young Ahmed (French: Le Jeune Ahmed) is a 2019 Belgian drama film directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The film revolves around a young Muslim boy from Belgium who plots to murder his teacher in the name of his religion.[4] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[5] At Cannes the Dardenne brothers won the award for Best Director.[6]