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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Young Ahmed
| image = The Young Ahmed.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| native_name =
| director = Luc Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
| producer = Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Denis Freyd
| writer = Jean-Pierre
Luc Dardenne
| starring = Idir Ben Addi
| cinematography = Benot Dervaux
| editing = Marie-Hlne Dozo
Tristan Meunier
| studio = Les Films du Fleuve
Archipel 35
| distributor = Cinart
Diaphana Films
| released =
| runtime = 84 minutes
| country = Belgium
France
| language = French
| gross = $1.5 million
}}
'Young 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. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes the Dardenne brothers won the award for Best Director.
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 Ins
* 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 based on reviews, with an average rating of . 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." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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