Sympathy for the Devil (2019 film)

Sympathy for the Devil (French: Sympathie pour le diable) is a 2019 war drama film directed by Guillaume de Fontenay and released in 2019.^[2] Based on the book of the same name by French war correspondent Paul Marchand, the film stars Niels Schneider as Marchand covering the Bosnian War in the 1990s.^[3]

Sympathy for the Devil
Film poster
French	Sympathie pour le diable
Directed by	Guillaume de Fontenay
Written by	Guillaume de Fontenay Guillaume Vigneault Jean Barbe
Based on	Sympathie pour le diable by Paul Marchand
Produced by	Pascal Bascaron Nicole Robert Jean-Yves Robin Marc Stanimirovic
Starring	Niels Schneider Vincent Rottiers Ella Rumpf
Cinematography	Pierre Aim
Edited by	Mathilde Van de Moortel
Production companies	Monkey Pack Films Go Films Logical Pictures
Distributed by	Les Films Séville (Canada)[1] Rezo Films (France)[1] Distri7 (Belgium)[1]
Release date	November 11, 2019 (2019-11-11) (Cinemania)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Canada France Belgium
Language	French

The cast also includes Vincent Rottiers and Ella Rumpf.^[4]

The film, a coproduction of companies from Canada, France and Belgium, had its Canadian theatrical premiere at the Cinemania film festival on November 11, 2019,^[5] before premiering commercially on November 29.^[6]

Cast

• Niels Schneider as Paul Marchand
• Ella Rumpf as Boba
• Vincent Rottiers as Vincent
• Clément Métayer as Philippe
• Arieh Worthalter as Ken Doyle
• Elisa Lasowski as Louise Baker
• Diego Martín as Luis

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards	28 May 2020	Best Adapted Screenplay	Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe	Nominated	[7]
		Best Visual Effects	Benoît Brière, Kinga Sabela	Nominated
		John Dunning Best First Feature Award	Guillaume de Fontenay	Nominated
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois	2020	Best Film	Sympathy for the Devil	Nominated	[8]
Prix Iris	10 June 2020	Best Director	Guillaume de Fontenay	Nominated	[9]
		Best Actor	Niels Schneider	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe	Nominated
		Best Sound	Sylvain Bellemare, Jo Caron, Bernard Gariépy Strobl	Won
		Best Visual Effects	Benoît Brière, Kinga Sabela	Won
		Best First Film	Guillaume de Fontenay	Won