''The Black Book'' () is a 2018 Portuguese

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Valeria Sarmiento Valeria Sarmiento (born 29 October 1948) is a film editor, director and screenwriter best known for her work in France, Portugal and her native Chile. She has worked both in film and television, directing 20 feature films, documentaries and tele ...

. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the

2018 Toronto International Film Festival The 43rd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 6 to 16, 2018. In June 2018, the TIFF organizers announced a program to ensure that at least 20 percent of all film critics and journalists given press accreditation to ...

and in competition at the

San Sebastián International Film Festival The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; , ) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spain, Spanish city of Donostia, Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Countr ...

Cast

Lou de Laâge Lou de Laâge (, born 27 April 1990) is a French actress.Thierry Chèze ''L'Express (France), L'Express'', 11 April 2013Sophie GrassinLou de Laâge, le charme à l'état pur ''Le Figaro'', 11 May 2012Khadija Moussou5 choses à savoir sur Lou de ...

as Laura / Lelia *

Stanislas Merhar Stanislas Merhar (born 24 January 1971) is a French actor. He was born in Paris in a family of immigrants from Slovenia. He works in cinema, television and theatre. In 1998 Merhar won the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in the ...

as Rufo *

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 Marquis Lusault *

Jenna Thiam Jenna Thiam (born 19 December 1990) is a Belgian actress. She is known for the French series '' The Returned''. Early life Thiam was born in Brussels. She wanted to be an actress from the age of four. She took a course in acting in New York at ...

as Suzanne Monfort *

Daniela Melchior Daniela Melchior dos Reis Lopes Pereira (; born 1 November 1996) is a Portuguese actress. Born in Almada, Setúbal, she launched her career in 2014 with a role in telenovela . She went on to appear in the teen drama ' (2016) and telenovelas '' ...

as La Fille

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* 2018 films 2018 drama films Films directed by Valeria Sarmiento Portuguese drama films 2010s French-language films Films based on Portuguese novels Films produced by Paulo Branco Films scored by Jorge Arriagada Films based on works by Camilo Castelo Branco French-language drama films {{2010s-drama-film-stub