''Sympathy for the Devil'' () is a 2019 war drama film directed by Guillaume de Fontenay and released in 2019. Based on the book of the same name by French war correspondent Paul Marchand, the film stars

Niels Schneider Niels Schneider (; born 18 June 1987) is a French-Canadian actor. He had his breakthrough role in Xavier Dolan's film '' I Killed My Mother'' (2009), and gained international recognition in Dolan's '' Heartbeats'' (2010). In 2011, he won the T ...

as Marchand covering the

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in the 1990s. The cast also includes

Vincent Rottiers Vincent Rottiers (born 17 June 1986) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 2002. He is the older brother of actor Kévin Azaïs Kévin Azaïs is a French actor. He is best known for his performance in the film '' ...

and

Ella Rumpf Ella Rumpf (born 4 February 1995) is a Swiss actress, best known for her role as Alexia in the 2016 horror drama film '' Raw'', which won the Sutherland Trophy at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival. Her other notable roles include, critical acclaim ...

. The film, a coproduction of companies from Canada, France and Belgium, had its Canadian theatrical premiere at the Cinemania film festival on November 11, 2019, before premiering commercially on November 29.

Cast

as Paul Marchand *

as Boba *

as Vincent *

Clément Métayer Clement or Clément may refer to: People * Clement (name), a given name and surname * Saint Clement (disambiguation)#People Places * Clément, French Guiana, a town * Clement, Missouri, U.S. * Clement Township, Michigan, U.S. * Clement's P ...

as Philippe *

Arieh Worthalter Arieh Worthalter (born 25 March 1985) is a French-Belgian stage and film actor. Early life Arieh Worthalter was born in Paris on 25 March 1985 to a Belgian mother and French father. He studied at the Institut Supérieur des Arts (INSAS) in Brus ...

as Ken Doyle *

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as Louise Baker * Diego Martín as Luis

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* 2019 films Belgian war drama films Canadian war drama films French war drama films Quebec films Bosnian War films Films based on non-fiction books 2019 war drama films 2010s French-language films French-language Belgian films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films 2010s French films 2010s Belgian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub