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16th Joseph Plateau Awards
2003
Best Film:
The Son
The 16th Joseph Plateau Awards, given in 2003, honored the best Belgian filmmaking of 2002.
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's Le fils (The Son) won three awards: Best Film, Actor (Decleir) and Director. [1]
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