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LE FAUX SOIR

by Michaël R. Roskam

synopsis

1943. The Nazis occupy Belgium and have turned the national daily Le Soir into their propaganda tool. With 1918 Armistice Day commemorations forbidden, a group of Resistance fighters comes up with a wild idea: what if, to lift the spirits of the Belgian people, they could print a fake edition of Le Soir? Same paper, same nameplate, same format, but packed with articles mocking the occupier. A true story. A fake newspaper. The world's first media hack.

original title: Le Faux Soir
country: Belgium, France
sales agent: Goodfellas
year: 2026
genre: fiction
directed by: Michaël R. Roskam
film run: 133'
release date: BE 02/12/2026, FR 27/01/2027
screenplay: Michaël R. Roskam, Bernard Falaise
cast: Arieh Worthalter, Mélanie Thierry, Karim Leklou, Mara Taquin, Bouli Lanners, Julien Frison, François Damiens
cinematography by: Jordan Vanschel
film editing: Nelly Quettier
art director: Geert Paredis
costumes designer: Dorothée Guiraud
music: Christophe Chassol
producer: Cassandre Warnauts, Jean-Yves Roubin, Alice Girard, Vincent Maraval, Sylvain Godart
production: Frakas Productions, Rectangle Productions, Harbor Men Pictures
distributor: Cinéart, ARP Sélection