The First, the Last (French: Les Premiers, les Derniers) is a Belgian-French drama film written, directed by and starring Bouli Lanners. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] At Berlin, it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Europa Cinemas Label.[3] It received eight nominations at the 7th Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director for Lanners.[4][5]

The First, the Last
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBouli Lanners
Written byBouli Lanners
Produced byCatherine Bozorgan
Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Olivier Bronckart
StarringBouli Lanners
Albert Dupontel
CinematographyJean-Paul De Zaeytijd
Music byPascal Humbert
Distributed byWild Bunch Distribution (France)
O'Brother Distribution (Belgium)
Release dates
  • 27 January 2016 (2016-01-27) (France)
  • 24 February 2016 (2016-02-24) (Belgium)
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench
Box office$750,000[1]

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Accolades

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 Berlin International Film Festival Label Europa Cinemas Bouli Lanners Won
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Won
Cabourg Film Festival Swann d'Or for Best Director Won
2017 Magritte Awards Best Film Won
Best Director Bouli Lanners Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Actor Nominated
Best Supporting Actor David Murgia Won
Best Cinematography Jean-Paul De Zaeytijd Nominated
Best Production Design Paul Rouschop Won
Best Costume Design Elise Ancion Won

References

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  1. ^ "Les Premiers, les Derniers (2016)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award's 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. ^ "The Awards Of The 66th Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). Berlinale.
  4. ^ "Les Magritte du cinéma 2017: le palmarès". Cinevox (in French). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Magritte du Cinéma: "Les premiers les derniers" et "Keeper" sont favoris". La Libre Belgique (in French). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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