| Sympathy for the Devil | |
|---|---|
|   Film poster  | |
| French | Sympathie pour le diable | 
| Directed by | Guillaume de Fontenay | 
| Written by | Guillaume de Fontenay Guillaume Vigneault Jean Barbe  | 
| Based on | Sympathie pour le diable by Paul Marchand | 
| Produced by | Pascal Bascaron Nicole Robert Jean-Yves Robin Marc Stanimirovic  | 
| Starring |  Niels Schneider  Vincent Rottiers Ella Rumpf  | 
| Cinematography | Pierre Aim | 
| Edited by | Mathilde Van de Moortel | 
Production companies  | |
| Distributed by |  Les Films Séville (Canada) [1]  Rezo Films (France) [1] Distri7 (Belgium) [1]  | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 100 minutes | 
| Countries | Canada France Belgium  | 
| Language | French | 
Sympathy for the Devil (French : Sympathie pour le diable) is a 2019 war drama film directed by Guillaume de Fontenay and released in 2019. [2] Based on the book of the same name by French war correspondent Paul Marchand, the film stars Niels Schneider as Marchand covering the Bosnian War in the 1990s. [3]
The cast also includes Vincent Rottiers and Ella Rumpf. [4]
The film, a coproduction of companies from Canada, France and Belgium, had its Canadian theatrical premiere at the Cinemania film festival on November 11, 2019, [5] before premiering commercially on November 29. [6]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 28 May 2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe | Nominated | [7] | 
| Best Visual Effects | Benoît Brière, Kinga Sabela | Nominated | |||
| John Dunning Best First Feature Award | Guillaume de Fontenay | Nominated | |||
| Prix collégial du cinéma québécois | 2020 | Best Film | Sympathy for the Devil | Nominated | [8] | 
| Prix Iris | 10 June 2020 | Best Director | Guillaume de Fontenay | Nominated | [9] | 
| Best Actor | Niels Schneider | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Sylvain Bellemare, Jo Caron, Bernard Gariépy Strobl | Won | |||
| Best Visual Effects | Benoît Brière, Kinga Sabela | Won | |||
| Best First Film | Guillaume de Fontenay | Won | |||