The Benefit of the Doubt

The Benefit of the Doubt (French: Une Part d'ombre) is a 2017 Belgian thriller film directed and written by Samuel Tilman in his directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur on 3 October 2017.[1] It received seven nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards, including Best First Feature Film and Best Actress for Natacha Régnier.[2]

The Benefit of the Doubt
Film poster
French: Une Part d'ombre
Directed bySamuel Tilman
Written bySamuel Tilman
Produced byMarie Besson
StarringFabrizio Rongione
Natacha Régnier
Baptiste Lalieu
Release dates
  • 3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) (Namur)
  • 7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
Switzerland
LanguageFrench

Cast

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Accolades

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Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Beaune International Film Festival[3] Special Jury Prize Won
Magritte Awards[2] Best First Feature Film Nominated
Best Actress Natacha Régnier Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Yoann Blanc Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Erika Sainte Nominated
Most Promising Actor Baptiste Lalieu Nominated
Most Promising Actress Myriem Akheddiou Nominated
Best Original Score Vincent Liben Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Engelen, Aurore (15 September 2017). "The 32nd Namur Film Festival prepares to kick off". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Heyrendt, Hubert (11 January 2019). "Les nommés aux Magritte 2019 sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ Odicino, Guillemette (10 April 2018). "Festival du film policier de Beaune : du coup d'essai au coup de maître". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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