Sympathy for the Devil (2019 film)
# 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. 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.

The cast also includes Vincent Rottiers and Ella Rumpf.

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, before premiering commercially on November 29.

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 28 May 2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe | Nominated |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 28 May 2020 | Best Visual Effects | Benoît Brière, Kinga Sabela | Nominated |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 28 May 2020 | John Dunning Best First Feature Award | Guillaume de Fontenay | Nominated |
| Prix collégial du cinéma québécois | 2020 | Best Film | Sympathy for the Devil | Nominated |
| Prix Iris | 10 June 2020 | Best Director | Guillaume de Fontenay | Nominated |
| Prix Iris | 10 June 2020 | Best Actor | Niels Schneider | Nominated |
| Prix Iris | 10 June 2020 | Best Screenplay | Guillaume de Fontenay, Guillaume Vigneault, Jean Barbe | Nominated |
| Prix Iris | 10 June 2020 | Best Sound | Sylvain Bellemare, Jo Caron, Bernard Gariépy Strobl | Won |
| Prix Iris | 10 June 2020 | Best Visual Effects | Benoît Brière, Kinga Sabela | Won |
| Prix Iris | 10 June 2020 | Best First Film | Guillaume de Fontenay | Won |
