Blind Spot (2017 film)

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.

Blind Spot
Film poster
Directed by	Nabil Ben Yadir
Written by	Nabil Ben Yadir Laurent Brandenbourger
Produced by	Nabil Ben Yadir Peter Bouckaert Benoit Roland
Cinematography	Robrecht Heyvaert
Music by	Senjan Jansen
Distributed by	Kinepolis Distribution
Release date	25 January 2017 (2017-01-25)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Belgium
Languages	French Dutch

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

• Peter Van Den Begin as Jan Vorbeek
• Soufiane Chilah as Dries Ben Haïfa
• Jan Decleir as Voorzitter
• David Murgia as Axel

Critical reception

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

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