---
title: "Coward"
year: 2026
kind: "film"
canonical: "https://film.one/film/coward"
fi1m_id: "coward"
imdb_id: "tt39328391"
tmdb_id: 1437981
wikidata_id: "Q138793955"
critics_reviews: 0
updated: "2026-10-23T04:22:31.492546+00:00"
region: "ZA"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Coward (2026)

Directed by Lukas Dhont · 2h 00m · Drama, Romance, War

## Identity

Coward

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/coward
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** coward
- **IMDb ID:** tt39328391
- **TMDB ID:** 1437981
- **Wikidata ID:** Q138793955
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39328391/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1437981, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138793955

> **No date yet in South Africa.** Out elsewhere since 21 October 2026; our review will follow when it opens in South Africa. The facts below are the distributor's and TMDB's.

## Synopsis

Surrounded by brutality but bound by tenderness, two World War I soldiers find a fragile sanctuary of love and art amid the shadows of the Belgian trenches.

## Details

- **Director:** Lukas Dhont
- **Director:** Lukas Dhont
- **Screenplay:** Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens
- **Cinematography:** Frank van den Eeden
- **Editor:** Alain Dessauvage
- **Music:** Valentin Hadjadj
- **Production design:** Eve Martin
- **Costume design:** Isabel Van Renterghem
- **Producer:** Michiel Dhont
- **Cast:** Emmanuel Macchia as Pierre; Valentin Campagne as Francis; Jef Jacobs as Jozef Stevens; Willem De Schryver as Jacobs; Liam Jacqmin as Blanckaert; Mistral Guidotti as Gustaaf Cooreman; Jonas Wertz as Jozef; Boris Bouchat as Thomas
- **Runtime:** 2h 00m
- **First release (France):** 21 May 2026
- **Genres:** Drama, Romance, War
- **Production:** The Reunion, Versus Production, Topkapi Films, France 2 Cinéma
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF_pSyIW8I0

## Where to watch in South Africa

Not streaming, renting or buying in South Africa at the last check.

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/film/coward