Coward (2026)

Directed by

Lukas Dhont

Genre

drama film, war film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Belgium

Runtime

2h

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gay love story unfolds between two soldiers on the Belgian front lines of WorldWar I. The film follows Pierre and Francis as they navigate their relationship amid the horrors of trench warfare.

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What happens

Coward is a 2026 war drama film directed by Lukas Dhont, co-written with Angelo Tijssens. Starring Emmanuel Macchia (in his acting debut) and Valentin Campagne as Pierre and Francis, it follows a gay love story in the Belgian trench warfare front of the World War I. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May, where it won Prix du Cinéma Positif and Macchia and Campagne won the Best Actor award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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