26′, directed by Jean-Pierre Carlon.
Co-produced by France Télévisions.
With the support of the CNC.
What’s going on…? Would there be something new with God…?
One is entitled to ask the question since one or two new religions are born every day in the world.
Should we fear this new concept of evil that would be the sectarian drift…? Or does the world aspire to a great breath of irrationality…?
The problem of society raised by this film is not typically French, and it can therefore give rise to a much broader reflection on the evolution of religion at the beginning of the 21st century. My main concern is to be as objective as possible on this subject.
Because, let’s not deny it, we are in a country where any new religious movement is classified under the label “sects” and is considered, consequently, as dangerous.
After all, today, who can assure us that the proliferation of beliefs is not an inevitable phenomenon?
And, under these conditions, who will determine who will be acceptable and who will not be…?
The secular state has decided to define what is a good religion or how to distinguish authentic churches from movements with religious pretensions.
Thus, our parliamentarians, trampling all republican principles, will be able to label religions as “good” or “bad”…!
Through the example of Mandarom, this film questions the phenomenon of the new religious movements (NMR) which affects millions of people in the world, and aims to set up the conditions for a dispassionate debate on this subject, to help us see more clearly and to get out of the stalemate we seem to be heading towards.