Young Ahmed
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]
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] |
Plot
Ahmed, a 13-year-old, plots to kill his teacher, whom he believes to be an apostate after being radicalised by a local imam. Ahmed is arrested and sent to juvenile detention, where he claims to be a reformed character.
Cast
- Idir Ben Addi as Ahmed
- Olivier Bonnaud as Caseworker
- Myriem Akheddiou as Inès
- Victoria Bluck as Louise
- Claire Bodson as Mother
- Othmane Moumen as Imam Youssouf
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 59% based on 82 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Young Ahmed doesn't represent the Dardennes brothers' most developed work, but solid acting and a socially conscious story help compensate for its flaws."[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]
Accolades
Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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Cannes Film Festival[9] | Palme d'Or | Nominated | |
Best Director | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | Won | |
César Award[10] | Best Foreign Film | Nominated | |
Lumières Award[11] | Best International Film | Nominated | |
Magritte Award[12] | Best Film | Nominated | |
Best Director | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | Nominated | |
Best Screenplay | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Othmane Moumen | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress | Myriem Akheddiou | Won | |
Claire Bodson | Nominated | ||
Most Promising Actor | Idir Ben Addi | Won | |
Most Promising Actress | Victoria Bluck | Nominated | |
Best Editing | Marie-Hélène Dozo | Nominated | |
Seminci[13] | Best Film | Nominated | |
Best Screenplay | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | Won | |
Best Editing | Marie-Hélène Dozo and Tristan Meunier | Won |
References
- "The Screenings Guide 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Young Ahmed (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- "Young Ahmed (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- "'Young Ahmed' Trailer: The Dardennes Craft A Controversial Film About A Radicalized Muslim Teen That's Heading To Cannes". theplaylist.net. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "Bong Joon-ho's Parasite wins Palme d'Or at Cannes film festival". The Guardian. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- "Young Ahmed (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- "Young Ahmed Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- "Bong Joon-ho's Parasite Wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes". Variety. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- Goodfellow, Melanie (29 January 2020). "Roman Polanski's 'An Officer And A Spy' tops César nominations". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- Lemercier, Fabien (3 December 2019). "Les Misérables domine les nominations pour les Lumières" (in French). Cineuropa. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- Dricot, Lucy (1 February 2020). "Découvrez le palmarès complet de la 10e cérémonie des Magritte du cinéma" (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- Rivera, Alfonso (29 October 2019). "This Year's Seminci Golden Spike Is Bound for Mongolia". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
External links
- Young Ahmed at IMDb