Lukas Dhontas on His Latest Film "Coward": It Was Important for Me to Honor This Courage

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Belgian director Lukas Dhontas has been a favorite of the Cannes Film Festival since his first feature film, Girl (2018). The film's lead actor was named Best Actor in the Un Certain Regard program, and the film won the Caméra d'Or award for best debut at Cannes. The director's second film, Close (2022), won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes and was nominated for an Oscar for best international film. In his latest film, Coward (2026), Dhontas conti…

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Coward opens the Film Fest Gent on October 7 and has already been selected for the Oscars. At its core is an almost forgotten story of soldiers transforming into women on stage.