12/05/2026
โIn terms of production value, weโve gone to a higher level, but weโve stayed close to Lukasโs cinema, which is very intimate and character-driven.โ
Producer Michiel Dhont of The Reunion talks about Lukas Dhont's ๐พ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐, which premieres in competition at the 2026 Festival de Cannes.
From the outset, the goal was to film as much of the film as possible in Belgium, in which support from the cultural and regional economic funds was crucial.
"It was really important for me, for this project, and for Lukas to keep it close to home. Because it is about Belgiumโs First World War, it had a significance to shoot on the soil where it all happened."
Read all about the making of ๐พ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐
https://www.screenflanders.be/en/success-stories/coward-lukas-dhont-a-new-perspective-on-wwi
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