Events
Japan Prize 2021 Events and Awards Ceremony
10:30A.M. – 12:00P.M.
Screening of Japan Prize Classics:
Gods of Molenbeek (2020 Grand Prix)
This year as a new initiative, we selected two works from the past Grand Prix winners and screened them as “Japan Prize Classics.”
The first was the 2012 Grand Prix winning film WRINKLES, a poignant animation which portrays the complexities of aging.
The second film was last year’s Grand Prix winner Gods of Molenbeek . Set in Molenbeek, a district of Brussels known as a hotbed of Islamic extremism, this documentary portrays the friendship between two six-year olds; Aatos, a Christian boy from Finland, and Amine, a Muslim boy from Morocco.
The Grand Prix Japan Prize 2020/The Best Work in the Youth Division (The Minister for Foreign Affairs Prize) in 2020
- Country/Region
- Finland
- Organization
- Zone2 Pictures
- Duration
- 72’17”
Set in Molenbeek, a district of Brussels labelled by the media as a center of Islamic extremism, Aatos is from Finland and fascinated by the Heroes of Greek mythology, while Amine is from Morocco and raised in the Muslim faith. Although they come from very different backgrounds, both live in the same apartment block and share a strong bond. One day, a terrorist attack in the neighborhood exposes Aatos and Amine to the fractures in the society.