The Benefit of the Doubt

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The Benefit of the Doubt
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Film poster
French: Une Part d'ombre
Directed by Samuel Tilman
Written bySamuel Tilman
Produced byMarie Besson
Starring Fabrizio Rongione
Natacha Régnier
Baptiste Lalieu
Release dates
  • 3 October 2017 (2017-10-03)(Namur)
  • 7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
Switzerland
LanguageFrench

The Benefit of the Doubt (French : Une Part d'ombre) is a 2017 Belgian thriller film directed and written by Samuel Tilman in his directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur on 3 October 2017. [1] It received seven nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards, including Best First Feature Film and Best Actress for Natacha Régnier. [2]

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Cast

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Beaune International Film Festival [3] Special Jury PrizeWon
Magritte Awards [2] Best First Feature Film Nominated
Best Actress Natacha RégnierNominated
Best Supporting Actor Yoann BlancNominated
Best Supporting Actress Erika SainteNominated
Most Promising Actor Baptiste LalieuNominated
Most Promising Actress Myriem AkheddiouNominated
Best Original Score Vincent LibenNominated

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