Young Ahmed

Name: Young Ahmed
Genre: Drama
Released: February 21, 2020
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Amine Hamidou, Claire Bodson, Cyra Lassman, Idir Ben Addi, Karim Chihab

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: February 21, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Amine Hamidou, Claire Bodson, Cyra Lassman, Idir Ben Addi, Karim Chihab, Myriem Akeddiou, Olivier Bonnaud, Othmane Moumen, Victoria Bluck, Yassine Tarsimi

Summary: Despite the desperate protestations of his single mother (Claire Bodson), a Muslim teenager (Idir Ben Addi) in a small Belgian town is being gradually radicalized into extremism. He winds up hatching a murderous plot targeting his beloved teacher (Myriem Akheddiou).

Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Alex Saveliev

Mar 5, 2020

Young Ahmed may be described as a coming-of-age story, a searing character study, a visceral tale of redemption, a critique of extremism and the society that seems oblivious to and/or helpless against such evil. Read full review

The Playlist Bradley Warren

May 21, 2019

Absent from Young Ahmed is the frenetic urgency that defines the directors’ greatest work, replaced here by the titular character’s unshakable tunnel vision. Read full review

Dave Calhoun

May 28, 2019

Young Ahmed might not have answers, but it asks pertinent questions and makes acute observations. Its ending is hopeful, yet open. It’s a wise and sensitive contribution to a timely debate. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

May 21, 2019

Young Ahmed isn’t a folly, exactly. It’s reasonably gripping on a scene-by-scene level, and about as starkly unsentimental as any of the Dardennes’ lean, urgent moral thrillers. But its inability to shine a light on Ahmed’s soul leaves it feeling more like an exercise than anything the brothers have made, especially by its hasty, unearned ending. Read full review

Andrew Crump

Feb 27, 2020

Young Ahmed isn’t the affront to taste people feared it would be. But its lack of genuine depth feels like an offense unto itself. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Feb 20, 2020

Young Ahmed is suspenseful and economical, with a clear sense of what’s at stake, but something crucial — perhaps a deeper insight into the character or the contradictions that ensnare him — is missing. Read full review

The Film Stage Kyle Pletcher

Feb 20, 2020

All in all, Young Ahmed is not without merit. It’s an admirable attempt at portraying an immigrant experience relatively unfamiliar to the Belgian filmmaking pair, expertly directed with a number of noteworthy performances from its largely non-professional cast. Still, there’s the failure to provide nuance to a story and subject matter that practically necessitates it by nature of the intended tone. Read full review

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DawdlingPoet

Jun 19, 2022

This is certainly a thought provoking watch. I expected things to go a certain way and was surprised that the plot took a different turn... its a sobering and thoughtful watch but I don't think I can say much more. A thoughtful drama about an adolescent French muslim who gets in trouble,This is certainly a thought provoking watch. I expected things to go a certain way and was surprised that the plot took a different turn... its a sobering and thoughtful watch but I don't think I can say much more. A thoughtful drama about an adolescent French muslim who gets in trouble, this is worth a watch, yes.… Expand

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Chaca

Jun 21, 2020

If you are looking for some genuine story with heart and soul, you'll be disappointed, because 'Young Ahmed' is nothing but thinly veiled propaganda. Should you be a right winger and in search for more material that satisfies your confirmation bias, this movie is definitely for you. AnyoneIf you are looking for some genuine story with heart and soul, you'll be disappointed, because 'Young Ahmed' is nothing but thinly veiled propaganda. Should you be a right winger and in search for more material that satisfies your confirmation bias, this movie is definitely for you. Anyone who values their time and life, will easily find better time investments.… Expand

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