The White Knights

The White Knights
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoachim Lafosse
Written byJoachim Lafosse
Bulle Decarpentries
Thomas van Zuylen
Zélia Abadie
Thomas Bidegain (participation)
Produced byJacques-Henri Bronckart
Olivier Bronckart
Sylvie Pialat
StarringVincent Lindon
Louise Bourgoin
Valérie Donzelli
Reda Kateb
CinematographyJean-François Hensgens
Edited bySophie Vercruysse
Music bySascha Ring
Production
companies
Versus Production
Les Films du Worso
Distributed byO'Brother Distribution (Belgium)
Le Pacte (France)
Release dates
  • 30 August 2015 (2015-08-30) (Angoulême)
  • 20 January 2016 (2016-01-20) (France)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench
Budget$9 million[2]
Box office$1.5 million

The White Knights (French: Les Chevaliers Blancs) is a 2015 Belgian-French drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse and inspired by the events of the Zoé's Ark controversy in 2007. The film stars Vincent Lindon, Louise Bourgoin, Valérie Donzelli and Reda Kateb.[3] It was selected to screen in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] It was screened in the San Sebastián International Film Festival where Joachim Lafosse won the Silver Shell for Best Director.[5]

Cast

Production

The screenplay was written by Joachim Lafosse, Bulle Decarpentries, Thomas van Zuylen and Zélia Abadie, with the participation of Thomas Bidegain. The film was produced by Belgium’s Versus Production and Les Films du Worso in France, with co-production support from France 3 Cinéma, RTBF, Belgacom and Prime Time. The film is also supported by the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels and the Belgian Federal Government Tax Shelter.[3] Filming began on 17 March 2014, in the region of Erfoud in Morocco, and lasted for eight weeks.[6]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 Hong Kong International Film Festival SIGNIS Award Joachim Lafosse Nominated
Philadelphia Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominated
San Sebastián International Film Festival Best Director Won
Best Film Nominated
Toronto International Film Festival Platform Prize Nominated

References

  1. ^ "The White Knights". Indie Sales.
  2. ^ "Les Chevaliers blancs". JP's Box-Office.
  3. ^ a b "Indie Sales to handle Joachim Lafosse's White Knights". Screendaily. 14 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Toronto Film Festival Announces Inaugural Platform Slate". Variety. 13 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Runar Runarsson's 'Sparrows' Tops San Sebastian". Variety.
  6. ^ "Indie Sales Boards Joachim Lafosse's 'The White Knights'". Variety. 14 March 2014.