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Blind Spot (2017 film)

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Blind Spot
Film poster
Directed byNabil Ben Yadir
Written by
Produced by
  • Nabil Ben Yadir
  • Peter Bouckaert
  • Benoit Roland
CinematographyRobrecht Heyvaert
Music bySenjan Jansen
Distributed byKinepolis Distribution
Release date
  • 25 January 2017 (2017-01-25)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryBelgium
Languages
  • French
  • Dutch

Blind Spot (Dutch: Dode Hoek) is a 2017 Belgian thriller film directed by Nabil Ben Yadir. It stars Peter Van Den Begin as Jan Verbeek, an uncompromising police officer from Antwerp. The film was written by Laurent Brandenbourger and Ben Yadir, who also produced alongside Peter Bouckaert and Benoit Roland.

It was screened at the Beaune International Film Festival on 30 March 2017, where it competed for the Grand Prix.[1] At the 8th Magritte Awards, Blind Spot received four nominations, including Best Film and Best Director for Ben Yadir, winning Most Promising Actor for Chilah.[2]

Cast

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Critical reception

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On review aggregator website AlloCiné, the film holds an average score of three stars out of five, based on a survey of 20 reviews.[3]

Accolades

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Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Beaune International Film Festival[1] Grand Prix Nominated
Ensor Awards[4] Best International Film Nominated
Magritte Awards[2] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Nabil Ben Yadir Nominated
Best Supporting Actor David Murgia Nominated
Most Promising Actor Soufiane Chilah Won

References

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  1. ^ a b Palanchini, Corentin (1 April 2017). "Beaune 2017, le palmarès". Yahoo! (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Belga (3 February 2018). "Cérémonie des Magritte: Carton plein pour "Insyriated", élu meilleur film, qui remporte 6 distinctions". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Angle mort (2017)". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ Engelen, Aurore (16 August 2017). "Fien Troch's Home leads the nominations at Ensors 2017". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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