San Sebastián Sets Michaël R. Roskam’s ‘Le Faux Soir’ as Closing Night Film

The Belgian-French resistance thriller, sold by Goodfellas, brings the 'Bullhead' director back to San Sebastián 12 years after 'The Drop'

By Emiliano de Pablos

Emiliano de Pablos

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“Le Faux Soir,” a Belgian-French WWII resistance drama from “Bullhead” director Michaël R. Roskam, has been set as the closing night film of this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival.

Playing in the festival’s Official Selection out of competition, the film will have its European premiere at San Sebastián after world premiering at Toronto, where it screens in Special Presentations. It will close the festival after the awards ceremony on Sept. 26 at the Kursaal.

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