The White Knights

The White Knights
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoachim Lafosse
Written byJoachim Lafosse
Bulle Decarpentries
Thomas van Zuylen
Zélia Abadie
Thomas Bidegain (participation)
Produced byJacques-Henri Bronckart
Olivier Bronckart
Sylvie Pialat
StarringVincent Lindon
Louise Bourgoin
Valérie Donzelli
Reda Kateb
CinematographyJean-François Hensgens
Edited bySophie Vercruysse
Music bySascha Ring
Production
companies
Versus Production
Les Films du Worso
Distributed byO'Brother Distribution (Belgium)
Le Pacte (France)
Release dates
  • 30 August 2015 (2015-08-30) (Angoulême)
  • 20 January 2016 (2016-01-20) (France)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench
Budget$9 million[2]
Box office$1.5 million

The White Knights (French: Les Chevaliers Blancs) is a 2015 Belgian-French drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse and inspired by the events of the Zoé's Ark controversy in 2007. The film stars Vincent Lindon, Louise Bourgoin, Valérie Donzelli and Reda Kateb.[3] It was selected to screen in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] It was screened in the San Sebastián International Film Festival where Joachim Lafosse won the Silver Shell for Best Director.[5]

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  2. ^ "Les Chevaliers blancs". JP's Box-Office.
  3. ^ "Indie Sales to handle Joachim Lafosse's White Knights". Screendaily. 14 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Toronto Film Festival Announces Inaugural Platform Slate". Variety. 13 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Runar Runarsson's 'Sparrows' Tops San Sebastian". Variety.