The Dardenne Brothers’ ‘Young Ahmed’ Comes to Blu-Ray Courtesy of Kino Lorber

Kino Lorber has announced that they will be bringing The Dardenne Brothers’ Young Ahmed to Blu-Ray and DVD on June 16, 2020. The duo won the Best Director award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for their work on the film.

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Synopsis: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for this brave new work, another intimate portrayal, in furious motion, of a protagonist in crisis. The filmmakers’ radical empathy alights on a Muslim teenager (extraordinary first-time actor Idir Ben Addi) in a small Belgian town who has been radicalized by his Imam despite the desperate protestations of his single mother (Claire Bodson), and who winds up hatching a murderous plot targeting his beloved teacher (Myriem Akheddiou). Taking a serious view of a difficult issue — the effect of fanaticism on the body and soul — the Dardennes here remind viewers why they continue to be at the center of 21st-century cinema. – New York Film Festival

Bonus Features: Interview with directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | Theatrical trailer

Dillon Gonzales

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