In the Name of the Son (2012 film)

In the Name of the Son (French: Au nom du fils) is a 2012 black comedy film directed by Vincent Lannoo, who wrote the film with Albert Charles and Philippe Falardeau. It had its world premiere at the Namur Film Festival on 29 September 2012.

In the Name of the Son
Film poster
Directed byVincent Lannoo
Written by
Starring
Music byMichelino Bisceglia
Release dates
  • 29 September 2012 (2012-09-29) (Namur)
  • 3 April 2013 (2013-04-03) (Belgium)
Running time
80 minutes
Countries
  • Belgium
  • France
LanguageFrench

The film received seven nominations at the 2013 Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Lannoo, winning Most Promising Actor for Achille Ridolfi.

Cast

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Accolades

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Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival[1] Independent Camera Award Vincent Lannoo Nominated
Magritte Award[2] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Vincent Lannoo Nominated
Best Actress Astrid Whettnall Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Dominique Baeyens Nominated
Most Promising Actor Achille Ridolfi Won
Best Sound Philippe Charbonnel, Guilhem Donzel, Matthieu Michaux Nominated
Best Original Score Michel Bisceglia Nominated
Méliès International Festivals Federation[3] Méliès d'Or Won
Montréal Festival of New Cinema[4] Best Film Nominated
Namur Film Festival[5] Best Film Nominated
BeTV Award Vincent Lannoo Won
Neuchâtel International Film Festival[6] Best European Fantastic Film Won
Ramdam Award[7] Film of the Year Won

References

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  1. ^ Engelen, Aurore (4 June 2013). "First-class Belgian trio in Karlovy Vary with Marion Hänsel, Vincent Lannoo and Felix Van Groeningen". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Les Magritte du cinéma 2014". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Au nom du fils de Vincent Lannoo remporte le Méliès d'Or". Cinevox (in French). 11 October 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ^ Engelen, Aurore (29 September 2013). "Four Belgian films at the New Cinema Festival in Montreal". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Palmarès 2012" (in French). FIFF. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Au nom du fils de Vincent Lannoo remporte le Méliès d'argent à Neuchâtel" (in French). Wallonie-Bruxelles Images. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. ^ Mahieux, Edith (15 February 2013). "Le Ramdam Festival de Tournai". Cinergie (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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