Oscars: Belgium Selects Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’ For International Feature Film Race

Lukas Dhont’s latest feature, Coward, has been selected as Belgium’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. Directed by Dhont from a screenplay he wrote with Angelo Tijssens, Coward is set at the height of World War I and follows Pierre (Emmanuel Macchia), a soldier newly arrived at the

Lukas Dhont is known for his unique storytelling style, often exploring themes of identity and societal pressures, which has garnered him critical acclaim at international film festivals.