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- ↑ "Ghent director Kerknawi is shooting The Last Front in the Kluisbos with major international and Flemish names in the cast". HLN News.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Julien (29) strikte 'Game of Thrones'-acteur voor zijn debuutfilm: "De première was de mooiste avond van mijn leven"". nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). 10 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.