Cafard is a 2015 French-Dutch-Belgian animated war film written and directed by Jan Bultheel.Didier, Stiers (23 September 2015) "Cafard", l’un des rendez-vous de la rentrée. (in French). Le Soir. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2021. The film tells the story of a boxer, Jean Mordant (based on the real-life Henri Herd, known as Constant le Marin), who joins the Belgian Expeditionary Corps which is sent to the Russian Empire during World War I 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 Role French dub Dutch dub Jean Mordant Benoît Magimel Wim Willaert Victor Jean-Hugues Anglade Sebastien Dewaele Jelena Dimitrieva Doctorow Julie Gayet Dinara Droukarova Guido Maarten Ketels Édouard Coppenole Benoit Gob
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,Cafard at Box Office Mojo, an IMDb company. Retrieved 28 May 2021. and received positive reviews from critics.
Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Magritte Awards 6 February 2016 Best Flemish Film Cafard
References
External links Official website (in French; archive)
Cafard at AlloCiné (in French)