| Sympathy for the Devil | |
| Native Name: | Sympathie pour le diable |
| Director: | Guillaume de Fontenay |
| Producer: | Pascal Bascaron Nicole Robert Jean-Yves Robin Marc Stanimirovic |
| Based On: | Sympathie pour le diable by Paul Marchand |
| Starring: | Niels Schneider Vincent Rottiers Ella Rumpf |
| Cinematography: | Pierre Aim |
| Editing: | Mathilde Van de Moortel |
| Studio: | Monkey Pack Films Go Films Logical Pictures |
| Distributor: | Les Films Séville (Canada)[1] Rezo Films (France) Distri7 (Belgium) |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Canada France Belgium |
| Language: | French |
Sympathy for the Devil (French: '''Sympathie pour le diable''') is a 2019 war drama film directed by Guillaume de Fontenay and released in 2019.[2] Based on the book of the same name by French war correspondent Paul Marchand, the film stars Niels Schneider as Marchand covering the Bosnian War in the 1990s.[3]
The cast also includes Vincent Rottiers and Ella Rumpf.[4]
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,[5] before premiering commercially on November 29.[6]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 28 May 2020 | Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe | [7] | ||
| Benoît Brière, Kinga Sabela | |||||
| John Dunning Best First Feature Award | Guillaume de Fontenay | ||||
| Prix collégial du cinéma québécois | 2020 | Best Film | Sympathy for the Devil | [8] | |
| Prix Iris | 10 June 2020 | Best Director | Guillaume de Fontenay | [9] | |
| Best Actor | Niels Schneider | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe | ||||
| Best Sound | Sylvain Bellemare, Jo Caron, Bernard Gariépy Strobl | ||||
| Best Visual Effects | Benoît Brière, Kinga Sabela | ||||
| Best First Film | Guillaume de Fontenay | ||||