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Coward

2026 · 127 min

A tender, aching love story unfolding against mud and dread, finding fragile beauty in art and touch amid relentless sorrow.

Directed by
Lukas Dhont
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Overview
Surrounded by brutality but bound by a tender intimacy, two World War I soldiers find a fragile sanctuary of love and art amid the shadows of the Belgian trenches.
How it feels
Melancholic, dark, romantic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Love, war, art, isolation
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Lukas Dhont
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, war
Directed by
Lukas Dhont
Written by
Angelo Tijssens, Lukas Dhont
Starring
Emmanuel Macchia, Valentin Campagne, Jef Jacobs, Willem De Schryver, Liam Jacqmin, Mistral Guidotti, Jonas Wertz, Boris Bouchat
Music
Valentin Hadjadj
Cinematography
Frank van den Eeden
Runtime
127 min
Country
Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Languages
Dutch, French

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