The Divinity of a City

The Divinity of a City

Scifi-Noir Absurd Comedy

2024 · 66 min · Science Fiction, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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.

Directed by Kaz Mose · Written by Kaz Mose

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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

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