''Adoration'' is a 2019 Belgian-French

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directed by

Fabrice Du Welz Fabrice Du Welz (born 21 October 1972 in Belgium) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He has directed several films including '' Calvaire'' in 2004, '' Vinyan'' in 2008 and '' Message from the King'' in 2016. Career Fabrice du Welz, ...

and starring Thomas Gioria,

Benoît Poelvoorde Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian. Early life His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Jesuit Boarding School of Godinne before ...

, and

Fantine Harduin Fantine Harduin (born 23 January 2005) is a Belgian actress. She is best known for her role as Eve Laurent in the 2017 drama film '' Happy End'', the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. For her role in the ...

. It was written by Du Welz with Vincent Tavier and Romain Protat. The film premiered at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival. It received the

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given by the

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(UCC). At the

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, ''Adoration'' received six nominations, including

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and

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for Du Welz.

Cast

* Thomas Gioria as Paul *

as Hinkel *

as Gloria * Anaël Snoek as Simone * Gwendolyn Gourvenec as Doctor Loisel *

Peter Van Den Begin Peter Alfons Christiaan Van Den Begin (born 25 October 1964 in Berchem) is a Belgian actor and director. He has two daughters with actress and singer-songwriter Tine Reymer. His very first theater performances include acting in such plays as ' ...

as Oscar Batts *

Laurent Lucas Laurent Lucas (born 20 July 1965) is a French actor. Life and career A student of the Charles Dullin school, Lucas soon became one of the most admired young performers in the Strasbourg National Theatre. He first emerged on the scene with his r ...

as Gloria's uncle *

Martha Canga Antonio Martha Canga Antonio (born 1995), is a Belgian actress and singer of Angolan descent. She is best known for the critically acclaimed film ''Black''. Early life and education Martha Canga Antonio was born in 1995 in Mons, Belgium, to parents ...

as Jeanne * Sandor Funtek as Lucien

Response

Critical reception

The film has received positive reviews and has an approval rating of on

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, with an average rating of based on reviews.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{André Cavens Award 2019 films 2010s French-language films 2019 multilingual films 2019 thriller drama films Belgian thriller drama films 2010s Dutch-language films Films directed by Fabrice Du Welz French thriller drama films Belgian multilingual films French multilingual films 2010s French films