In the Name of the Son (2012 film)

In the Name of the Son (French: Au nom du fils) is a 2012 black comedy film directed by Vincent Lannoo, who wrote the film with Albert Charles and Philippe Falardeau. It had its world premiere at the Namur Film Festival on 29 September 2012.

In the Name of the Son
Film poster
Directed by	Vincent Lannoo
Written by	Albert Charles Philippe Falardeau Vincent Lannoo
Starring	Astrid Whettnall Philippe Nahon Achille Ridolfi
Music by	Michelino Bisceglia
Release dates	29 September 2012 (2012-09-29) (Namur) 3 April 2013 (2013-04-03) (Belgium)
Running time	80 minutes
Countries	Belgium France
Language	French

The film received seven nominations at the 2013 Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Lannoo, winning Most Promising Actor for Achille Ridolfi.

Cast

• Astrid Whettnall as Elisabeth
• Philippe Nahon as Father Taon
• Achille Ridolfi as Achille
• Albert Chassagne-Baradat
• Zacharie Chasseriaud as Jean-Charles
• Lionel Bourguet
• Jacky Nercessian

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival[1]	Independent Camera Award	Vincent Lannoo	Nominated
Magritte Award[2]	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Director	Vincent Lannoo	Nominated
	Best Actress	Astrid Whettnall	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Dominique Baeyens	Nominated
	Most Promising Actor	Achille Ridolfi	Won
	Best Sound	Philippe Charbonnel, Guilhem Donzel, Matthieu Michaux	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Michel Bisceglia	Nominated
Méliès International Festivals Federation[3]	Méliès d'Or		Won
Montréal Festival of New Cinema[4]	Best Film		Nominated
Namur Film Festival[5]	Best Film		Nominated
	BeTV Award	Vincent Lannoo	Won
Neuchâtel International Film Festival[6]	Best European Fantastic Film		Won
Ramdam Award[7]	Film of the Year		Won

References

1. Engelen, Aurore (4 June 2013). "First-class Belgian trio in Karlovy Vary with Marion Hänsel, Vincent Lannoo and Felix Van Groeningen". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
2. "Les Magritte du cinéma 2014". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
3. "Au nom du fils de Vincent Lannoo remporte le Méliès d'Or". Cinevox (in French). 11 October 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
4. Engelen, Aurore (29 September 2013). "Four Belgian films at the New Cinema Festival in Montreal". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
5. "Palmarès 2012" (in French). FIFF. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
6. "Au nom du fils de Vincent Lannoo remporte le Méliès d'argent à Neuchâtel" (in French). Wallonie-Bruxelles Images. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
7. Mahieux, Edith (15 February 2013). "Le Ramdam Festival de Tournai". Cinergie (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links

• In the Name of the Son at IMDb