Coward (Les Braves) (FFFUK)

<div><b>Screening as part of the&nbsp;</b><font color="#0000ee"><b><u><a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/french-film-festival-uk">French Film Festival UK 2026</a></u></b></font><b>.</b></div><div><br></div><div>After winning the <i>Caméra d’or</i> for <i>Girl</i> (2018) and the <i>Grand Prix</i> for <i>Close</i> (2022), the youthful Belgian director Lukas Dhont returned to the Cannes Film Festival Competition earlier this year. His new film <i>Coward</i> reinvents the war movie and dares to tell a bittersweet love story set just behind the front line in 1916.</div><div><br></div><div>As the First World War drags on, Pierre, a soldier newly arrived at the front, is eager to prove himself. Behind the lines, he meets Francis, who decides to lift the spirits of his comrades by putting together a theatre show. While the violence continues, both men try to find ways to escape the brutality of war, even if only for a moment. Cannes shared its Best Actor award between leads Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne.</div><div><br></div><div><i>"By turns breathtakingly violent and sweetly, shiveringly sensual"</i> - Variety</div>DramaPT2H15BEfr
Emmanuel Macchia
Valentin Campagne
Jef Jacobs
Lukas Dhont
Michiel Dhont
Coward (Les Braves) (FFFUK)"Coward (Les Braves) (FFFUK)"

Showtimes

November 24, 8:30 pm

Filmhouse