The First, the Last

The First, the Last
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBouli Lanners
Written byBouli Lanners
Produced byCatherine Bozorgan
Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Olivier Bronckart
StarringBouli Lanners
Albert Dupontel
CinematographyJean-Paul De Zaeytijd
Music byPascal Humbert
Distributed byWild Bunch Distribution (France)
O'Brother Distribution (Belgium)
Release dates
  • 27 January 2016 (2016-01-27) (France)
  • 24 February 2016 (2016-02-24) (Belgium)
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench
Box office$750,000[1]

The First, the Last (French: Les Premiers, les Derniers) is a Belgian-French drama film written, directed by and starring Bouli Lanners. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] At Berlin, it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Europa Cinemas Label.[3] It received eight nominations at the 7th Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director for Lanners.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Les Premiers, les Derniers (2016)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award's 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  3. ^ "The Awards Of The 66th Berlin International Film Festival" (PDF). Berlinale.
  4. ^ "Les Magritte du cinéma 2017: le palmarès". Cinevox (in French). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Magritte du Cinéma: "Les premiers les derniers" et "Keeper" sont favoris". La Libre Belgique (in French). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.