The Divinity of a City
Scifi-Noir Absurd Comedy
Genres
Overview
David Bono is a hitman hired to target Orshanabi Nazzar, a high-ranking priest-bureaucrat in a temple corporation in the fictional city of Babylonia (Brussels-based). The corporation has invented a way to avoid death by recording people's lives. While gathering information and preparing for the job, David meets Ellie, with whom they slept together. However, Ellie is a member of a cult called Children of Ishtar, and David's job would interrupt their life-recording ceremony. Facing an obsessive dilemma, David tries to find a way to do his mission without killing Ellie. First, he tries to convince Ellie not to attend the ceremony, and then he hires a local crook to kidnap her while he does the job. After the successful job, Ellie frees herself from the kidnapper, discovers the truth, and leaves for Akkadia. Meanwhile, David calls to receive the rest of his payment but gets ambushed by the contractor.
Details
Budget
$200
Revenue
$0
Runtime
66 min
Release Date
2024-01-29
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
0
Vote Average
0
Michell Heyndrickx
David Bono’s mental sound
Nathan Tahmaseb
David Bono
Cristina Valdivielso Garcia
Ellie Spungen
Maarten Van Mieghem
Vladimir Presley
Iris Obrejan
Lola Shuster
Rebecca Sadoughi
Orshanabi Nazzar
Yoko Theeuws
Mrs. Daniel
Marceau Verkinderen
Mr. Turner
Louise Deroo
Bar customer
Airhead Sam (Sara Hamedi)
Drug Dealer
Emma Browaeys
Child of Ishtar member at UTU
Remco Ardui
The Doctor
Ignacio Espinoza
Hotel Servant
Eva De Kerf
Children of Ishtar dancers2
Fyfe Kerrie
Children of Ishtar dancers
Faie (Phaedra Vanneste)
Children of Ishtar dancers 3
Aio Lueders
UTU Guard 1
Abdul Faruque
UTU Guard 2
Sophie Frérard
News reporter voice
Benjamin Bruyns
Band members at the party
Elliot Szabo
Band members at the party
Anthony Szabo
Band members at the party
Foteini Chalkia
Party guests
Charlotte Perin
Party guests
Artur Correia
Party Guests
Jean-Paul Iraguha
Party Guests
Gaétan Verdikt
Party Guest
Louise Bottenberg
Party Guests
Míó Álfrúnardóttir Breiðfjörð
Old man (Deleted Character)
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