Love at First Fight (film)
# Love at First Fight (film)

Love at First Fight (French: Les Combattants) is a 2014 French romantic comedy film directed by Thomas Cailley. It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Parallel Section. In January 2015, the film received nine nominations at the 40th César Awards, winning Best Actress, Most Promising Actor and Best First Feature Film.

## Cast

* Adèle Haenel as Madeleine
* Kévin Azaïs as Arnaud Labrède
* Antoine Laurent as Manu Labrède
* Brigitte Roüan as Hélène Labrède
* William Lebghil as Xavier
* Thibault Berducat as Victor
* Nicolas Wanczycki as Lieutenant Schliefer
* Steve Tientcheu as Adjudant Ruiz

## Accolades

| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cabourg Film Festival | Male Revelation | Kévin Azaïs | Won |
| 2014 Cairo International Film Festival | Best Actress | Adèle Haenel | Won |
| 2014 Cannes Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize (Directors' Fortnight) | Thomas Cailley | Won |
| 2014 Cannes Film Festival | Art Cinema Award | Thomas Cailley | Won |
| 2014 Cannes Film Festival | SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight) | Thomas Cailley | Won |
| 2014 Cannes Film Festival | Europa Cinemas Label Award | Thomas Cailley | Won |
| 2014 Cannes Film Festival | Caméra d'Or | Thomas Cailley | Nominated |
| 40th César Awards | Best Film | Love at First Fight | Nominated |
| 40th César Awards | Best Director | Thomas Cailley | Nominated |
| 40th César Awards | Best Actress | Adèle Haenel | Won |
| 40th César Awards | Most Promising Actor | Kévin Azaïs | Won |
| 40th César Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Thomas Cailley and Claude Le Pape | Nominated |
| 40th César Awards | Best First Feature Film | Love at First Fight | Won |
| 40th César Awards | Best Editing | Lilian Corbeille | Nominated |
| 40th César Awards | Best Sound | Jean-Luc Audy, Guillaume Bouchateau and Niels Barletta | Nominated |
| 40th César Awards | Best Music Written for a Film | Lionel Flairs, Benoît Rault and Philippe Deshaies | Nominated |
| Globes de Cristal Award | Best Film | Love at First Fight | Nominated |
| Globes de Cristal Award | Best Actress | Adèle Haenel | Nominated |
| 2014 Louis Delluc Prize | Best First Film | Thomas Cailley | Won |
| 20th Lumières Awards | Best Actress | Adèle Haenel | Nominated |
| 20th Lumières Awards | Most Promising Actor | Kévin Azaïs | Won |
| 20th Lumières Awards | Best First Film | Love at First Fight | Won |
| Prix du Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma | Best First Film | Love at First Fight | Won |
