Gods of Molenbeek

The Molenbeek district of Brussels. A believed jihadi capital to some but familiar home to the 6-year-old boys Aatos and Amine. This is where they listen to spiders, discover black holes and quarrel over who gets to command the flying carpet that is to take them to the lands of their ancestors. They live in the same building yet come from different worlds. The threat of the adult’s world suddenly interrupts the children’s play as terrorist bombs explode in a metro station nearby. Bedtime stories now evoke images of violence and even friendship is put on trial until an expected twist reshapes their lives for good. 

• Writers: Reetta Huhtanen
• Producers: Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen, Zone2 Pictures Oy
• Cinematographer / DOP: Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen
• Editor: Jamin Benazzouz
• Credits:
  • Director and writer: Reetta Huhtanen
  • Producer: Iris Pakulla, Hanne Phlypo, Alex Tondowski, Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen
  • Music by: Tuomas Nikkinen, Cassis Birgit Staudt
  • Cinematography by: Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen
  • Editing by: Jamin Benazzouz
  • Sound Department: Bert Aerts, Senjan Jansen
  • Editorial Department: Niels Christensen, Bertrand Conard