Coward
Surrounded by brutality but bound by a tender intimacy, two World War I soldiers find a fragile sanctuary of love and art amid the shadows of the Belgian trenches.
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Cast
19 people
Emmanuel Macchia
Pierre
No other roles listed
Valentin Campagne
Francis
Known for
Case 137
Colours of Time
Jef Jacobs
Jozef Stevens
Known for
Young Mothers
Willem De Schryver
Jacobs
Known for
High Tides
Liam Jacqmin
Blanckaert
Also in
Putain
Mistral Guidotti
Gustaaf Cooreman
Also in
Home
Before Dark
Jonas Wertz
Jozef
Known for
The Royal Exchange
A Silence
Boris Bouchat
Thomas
No other roles listed
Orlando Vauthier
Rik
Known for
Making Of
Tuur Verelst
Arthur
Also in
Cash for Trash
Mathieu Carpentier
Sergent Dubois M.
Also in
Sihame
Tibeau
Tijmen van Damme
Ernst
Also in
Pallbearer
graphic and the knapsack
Lukas Dhont Director · Angelo Tijssens Screenplay Valentin Hadjadj Composer
United States release December 25, 2026 · Produced in Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom · Languages Dutch, French
Production
The Reunion
Production
Versus Production
Production
Topkapi Films
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Lumen
Production
VTM
Production
RTBF
Production
Proximus
Production
BeTV & Orange
Production
Portobello Pictures
Production
The Common Humanity Arts Trust
Production
Lumen Films
Production
Belgium · France · Netherlands · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les Braves
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Dutch · French
Release dates
France · May 21, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Belgium · October 21, 2026
Theatrical
United States · December 25, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States
October 4, 2026 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival / Hamptons International Film Festival
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Houston Cinema Arts Festival
October 14, 2026 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Vermont International Film Festival / Philadelphia Film Festival
October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Virginia Film Festival
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · NewFest / Montclair Film Festival
October 26, 2026 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
October 29, 2026 · Premiere · Hawai'i International Film Festival
October 31, 2026 · Premiere · IFFBoston Fall Focus
November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival GEMS
November 5, 2026 · Premiere · The American French Film Festival
Argentina
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · MUBI Fest Buenos Aires
January 1, 2027 · Theatrical
Australia
June 10, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 15, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
September 4, 2026 · Premiere · Queer Screen Film Fest
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Capital Film Festival
November 22, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Austria
September 11, 2026 · Premiere · Queer Film Festival Vienna
Belgium
October 7, 2026 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 20, 2026 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
October 4, 2026 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
December 17, 2026 · Limited theatrical
December 31, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
September 13, 2026 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 20, 2026 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
September 21, 2026 · Premiere · Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
September 28, 2026 · Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival
October 5, 2026 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Windsor International Film Festival
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · CINEMANIA Film Festival
December 25, 2026 · Theatrical
Chile
November 5, 2026 · Premiere · Santiago International Film Festival
December 31, 2026 · Theatrical
Colombia
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · MUBI Fest Bogotá
Croatia
November 11, 2026 · Premiere · Zagreb Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
Denmark
April 8, 2027 · Theatrical
Estonia
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Festheart: LGBT+ Film Festival Estonia
France
June 13, 2026 · Premiere · Cabourg Film Festival
June 27, 2026 · Premiere · Biarritz Film Festival - Nouvelles Vagues
August 28, 2026 · Premiere · Angouleme Francophone Film Festival
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · War on Screen International Film Festival
November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival
November 4, 2026 · Premiere · Festival du Film de Sarlat
November 11, 2026 · Premiere · Arras Film Festival
November 16, 2026 · Premiere · Festival Chéries Chéris
November 17, 2026 · Premiere · Festival du Grain
November 18, 2026 · Theatrical
Germany
September 29, 2026 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
October 2, 2026 · Premiere · MUBI Fest Berlin
November 10, 2026 · Premiere · Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival
December 31, 2026 · Theatrical
Greece
November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Ireland
December 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Israel
September 30, 2026 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
Italy
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Mix Film Festival - Milano
January 5, 2027 · Theatrical
Lithuania
October 4, 2026 · Premiere · Lokys, liūtas ir šakelė
Mexico
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival
November 28, 2026 · Premiere · Southern Film Festival
December 31, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · Parool Film Fest
October 22, 2026 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 9, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Peru
August 15, 2026 · Premiere · Lima International Film Festival
January 1, 2027 · Theatrical
Poland
July 24, 2026 · Premiere · TAURON New Horizons International Film Festival
August 1, 2026 · Premiere · BNP Paribas Two Riversides Film and Art Festival
Portugal
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · LEFFEST – Lisboa Film Festival
Romania
August 13, 2026 · Premiere · Anonimul International Independent Film Festival
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest
South Korea
October 7, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Seoul International Pride Film Festival
Spain
September 20, 2026 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · International Social Film Festival of Catalonia
November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Sevilla European Film Festival
January 1, 2027 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Geneva International Film Festival
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Queersicht LGBTIAQ+ Filmfestival
Thailand
September 22, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
December 31, 2026 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · FIlmekimi
Ukraine
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 15, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 27, 2026 · Premiere · Cambridge Film Festival
November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 4, 2026 · Premiere · Belfast Film Festival
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Cheltenham Film Festival
November 10, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Glasgow / CINECITY Brighton Film Festival
November 14, 2026 · Premiere · MUBI Fest London / French Film Festival UK
November 17, 2026 · Premiere · Inverness Film Festival
December 9, 2026 · Theatrical
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