So Help Me God
Dark, absurd, provocative, biting, anarchic: these are just some of the terms that best define the unique brand of humour that has flourished in Belgian cinema, especially in Wallonia, over the last few decades. While Belgian comedy has many facets, ranging from ferocity to self-deprecation, it always has a knack for pressing where it hurts while daring to laugh about it, painting hard-hitting social portraits, and putting our laborious lives into perspective.
Winner of the César Award for Best Documentary Film in 2019
Investigating magistrate Anne Gruwez is an outspoken woman whose daily routine is as busy as her colorful personality. She travels around Brussels in her old 2CV, dividing her time between solving sordid cold cases and her meetings at the courthouse, during which she shakes up her interlocutors with her caustic remarks.
Yves Hinant & Jean Libon
Yves Hinant and Jean Libon are Belgian authors and directors. Yves Hinant is known for directing the television shows Strip-tease and Tout ça (ne nous rendra pas le Congo), both created by Jean Libon and Marco Lamensch. Together, they co-directed the feature films So Help Me God (Ni juge, ni soumise) and Poulet frites, which mark the return of the Strip-tease format to cinema. Both filmmakers won the César Award for Best Documentary for So Help Me God in 2019.
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