‘Words Are Weapons’: Michaël R. Roskam on Turning a WWII Fake-Newspaper Prank Into a Heist Movie

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The Belgian director of 'Bullhead' and 'The Drop' on 'Le Faux Soir,' his TIFF-bound period comedy thriller about the Resistance journalists who hijacked Belgium's biggest newspaper and printed a satirical fake edition mocking the Nazis.

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  • Reported by Hollywood Reporter and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 UTC.

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