GODS OF MOLENBEEK
Belgium, Finland, Germany 2019 – Director: Reetta Huhtanen – Original language: Arabic, Finnish, French, Spanish – Subtitles: English – Length: 73 min.
The two friends Amine and Aatos live in the same apartment block. Their world revolves around spiders, the search for God and, one day, terror, which changes everything in their district of Molenbeek. A contemporary childhood study that goes beyond clichés.
Reeta Huhtanen
Huhtanen graduated from the ELO Film School at Aalto University in Finland with a master's degree in documentary film. She also studied sociology and philosophy. She is currently preparing her dissertation. GODS OF MOLENBEEK is her debut film.
Filmography
GODS OF MOLENBEEK, FIN 2019, 73 min.
ECONOMIC FORECASTERS, FIN 2015, 23 min.
THE COFFEE BREAK, FIN 2009, 19 min.
English/Original Title: AATOS JA AMINE. Writer: Reetta Huhtanen. Camera: Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen. Sound: Senjan Jansen. Editing: Jamin Benazzouz. Music: Tuomas Nikkinen, Cassis B. Staudt. Production: Zone2 Pictures Oy. Producer: Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen. Co-Producers: Alex Tondowski / Tondowski Films, Germany Hanne Phlypo / Clin d'oeil Films, Belgium. International Sales: CAT&Docs. Distribution: Tondowski Films, Real Fiction.
