Young Ahmed

Young Ahmed (Le Jeune Ahmed) is a 2019 Belgian drama film directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. 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
The film revolves around a young Belgian boy who plots to murder his teacher in the name of his religion.

Cast

 * Idir Ben Addi as Ahmed
 * Olivier Bonnaud as Caseworker
 * Myriem Akheddiou as Inès
 * 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 57% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 6.55/10. 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 65 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".