Death by Death (French: Je me tue à le dire) is a 2016 Belgian black-comedy film directed by Xavier Seron. It premiered at the 2016 Palm Springs International Film Festival.[1] The film received seven nominations at the 7th Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Seron.[2]

Death by Death
Theatrical release poster
Directed byXavier Seron
Written byXavier Seron
Produced byFrançois Cognard
Olivier Dubois
StarringJean-Jacques Rausin
Myriam Boyer
CinematographyOlivier Vanaschen
Edited byJulie Naas
Release date
  • 3 May 2016 (2016-05-03) (Belgium)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench
Director Xavier Seron (second from left), at the presentation of the film during IFFI (2016)

Cast

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Accolades

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Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Annonay International Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominated
Buenos Aires International Film Festival Best Film Nominated
Best Cinematography Olivier Vanaschen Won
Magritte Awards[2] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Xavier Seron Nominated
Best Actor Jean-Jacques Rausin Won
Best Screenplay Xavier Seron Won
Best First Feature Film Nominated
Best Sound Arnaud Calvar, Julien Mizac, Philippe Charbonnel Nominated
Best Editing Julie Naas Nominated
Milwaukee Film Festival Best Film Nominated
Namur International Film Festival Best Film Nominated
Cinevox Award Won
Odesa International Film Festival Best Director Xavier Seron Won
Palm Springs International Film Festival[3] Grand Jury Prize Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Harvey, Dennis (13 January 2016). "Film Review: 'Death by Death'". Variety. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Magritte du Cinéma: "Les premiers les derniers" et "Keeper" sont favoris". La Libre Belgique (in French). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. ^ Van Hoeij, Boyd (14 January 2016). "'Death by Death' ('Je me tue a le dire')". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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