Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Junket interview for Coward - speaking to filmmaker Lukas Dhont presented at 2026 Cannes Film Festival - Competition. Audio question by Eric Lavallée for IONCINEMA.com.

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Timestamps:
0:07 - The word "lache" is mentioned seven or eight times in the film...The title carries an immediate sense of accusation and shame. Were you interested in challenging the historical idea that refusing violence — or escaping war — is somehow incompatible with masculinity?

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CREDITS:
Producers: Michiel Dhont, Juliette Schrameck.
Director: Lukas Dhont.
Screenplay: Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens.
Camera: Frank van den Eeden.
Editor: Alain Dessauvage.
Music: Valentin Hadjadj.
Cast: Emmanuel Macchia, Valentin Campagne, Jonas Wertz.

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