Seance speciale : Le Faux Soir

Directed byMichaël R. Roskam, starringArieh Worthalter, Mélanie Thierry, Karim Leklou
  • ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FR
  • SUBTITLES EN
  • COUNTRY Belgique
  • 2026
  • Duration 134
  • Prices 10.20 €, 7.80 €, 7.00 €, 6.50 €
  • Moderator ticket Art. 27, Ticket Last Minute
  • Abonnement Carte 5 places Galeries, UGC Unlimited, Cineville Pass

Introducing

Screening in collaboration with the following organizations: EU DisinfoLab, EDMO BELUX, and Lie Detectors.

The screening will be followed by a discussion moderated by Natalie Sarkic-Todd, editor of The Battleground

Synopsis

1943. The Nazis occupied Belgium and seized the national daily newspaper Le Soir from its owners to turn it into a propaganda tool. With commemorations of 11 November banned, a group of resistance fighters came up with a mad idea: what if, to boost the morale of the Belgian people, they managed to print a fake edition of Le Soir? The same paper, the same title, the same format, but packed with articles ridiculing the occupiers? This is the mad adventure and the true story of a fake edition of a real newspaper…

Introducing

Screening in collaboration with the following organizations: EU DisinfoLab, EDMO BELUX, and Lie Detectors.

The screening will be followed by a discussion moderated by Natalie Sarkic-Todd, editor of The Battleground

Synopsis

1943. The Nazis occupied Belgium and seized the national daily newspaper Le Soir from its owners to turn it into a propaganda tool. With commemorations of 11 November banned, a group of resistance fighters came up with a mad idea: what if, to boost the morale of the Belgian people, they managed to print a fake edition of Le Soir? The same paper, the same title, the same format, but packed with articles ridiculing the occupiers? This is the mad adventure and the true story of a fake edition of a real newspaper…

This special screening will be followed by a discussion with representatives from the three organizations:

EU DisinfoLab
A European NGO specializing in the analysis and combating of disinformation. It brings together researchers, journalists, and civil society actors.

EDMO BELUX
The Disinformation Observatory in Belgium and Luxembourg, which brings together fact-checkers, researchers, and media literacy specialists.

Lie Detectors
A media literacy organization that raises awareness among young people and teachers about how journalism works, how to verify information, and the mechanisms of manipulation.

Modération : Natalie Sarkic-Todd, editor of The Battleground, a community-based media outlet dedicated to combating false narratives and propaganda, defending democracy, and promoting ethical journalism.