''Cafard'' is a 2015

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in order to avenge the rape of his daughter by German soldiers in Occupied Belgium.Chang, Justin (5 October 2015
Busan Film Review: ‘Cafard’
'' Variety''. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

Voice cast

Release and reception

The film was theatrically released in Belgium on 23 September 2015, and in France on 12 December. It grossed $20,771 in Belgium, and received positive reviews from critics.Kroustallis, Vassilis (30 September 2016
Cafard Review: Capturing Humanism
''Zippy Frames''. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

Accolades

References

External links

Official website
(in French; archive) * *

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