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Directed by | Nabil Ben Yadir |
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Cinematography | Robrecht Heyvaert |
Music by | Senjan Jansen |
Distributed by | Kinepolis Distribution |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Belgium |
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Blind Spot (Dutch: Dode Hoek) is a 2017 Belgian thriller film directed by Nabil Ben Yadir. It stars Peter Van Den Begin as Jan Verbeek, an uncompromising police officer from Antwerp. The film was written by Laurent Brandenbourger and Ben Yadir, who also produced alongside Peter Bouckaert and Benoit Roland.
It was screened at the Beaune International Film Festival on 30 March 2017, where it competed for the Grand Prix. At the 8th Magritte Awards, Blind Spot received four nominations, including Best Film and Best Director for Ben Yadir, winning Most Promising Actor for Chilah.
Cast
- Peter Van Den Begin as Jan Vorbeek
- Soufiane Chilah as Dries Ben Haïfa
- Jan Decleir as Voorzitter
- David Murgia as Axel
Critical reception
On review aggregator website AlloCiné, the film holds an average score of three stars out of five, based on a survey of 20 reviews.
Accolades
Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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Beaune International Film Festival | Grand Prix | Nominated | |
Ensor Awards | Best International Film | Nominated | |
Magritte Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |
Best Director | Nabil Ben Yadir | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | David Murgia | Nominated | |
Most Promising Actor | Soufiane Chilah | Won |
References
- ^ Palanchini, Corentin (1 April 2017). "Beaune 2017, le palmarès". Yahoo! (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Belga (3 February 2018). "Cérémonie des Magritte: Carton plein pour "Insyriated", élu meilleur film, qui remporte 6 distinctions". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- "Angle mort (2017)". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- Engelen, Aurore (16 August 2017). "Fien Troch's Home leads the nominations at Ensors 2017". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
- Blind Spot at IMDb
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