{{short description|2021 film directed by Bouli Lanners}} {{Infobox film | name = Nobody Has to Know | native_name = | image = Nobody Has to Know.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Bouli Lanners | producer = Jacques-Henri Bronckart | writer = Bouli Lanners<br>Stéphane Malandrin | starring = Michelle Fairley<br>Bouli Lanners<br>Cal MacAninch | music = | cinematography = Frank van den Eeden | editing = Ewin Ryckaert | studio = | distributor = | released = {{film date|2021|09|12|Toronto|df=y}} | runtime = 99 minutes | country = Belgium<br>France<br>United Kingdom | language = French<br>English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Nobody Has to Know''''' is a 2021 drama film written and directed by Bouli Lanners. The film stars Michelle Fairley, Lanners, Cal MacAninch, Clovis Cornillac, and Julian Glover. It follows Philippe Haubin, a middle-aged man who suffered a stroke, causing him to lose his memory. Millie MacPherson, who takes care of him, tells him falsely that they were secretly in love before his accident.
The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunter |first1=Allan |title='Nobody Has To Know': Toronto Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/nobody-has-to-know-toronto-review/5163151.article |website=Screen Daily |access-date=26 February 2023 |date=12 September 2021}}</ref> At the 12th Magritte Awards, ''Nobody Has to Know'' received seven nominations, winning Best Film and Best Director for Lanners.<ref name=magritte>{{cite web |last1=Heyrendt |first1=Hubert |title=Close et Bouli Lanners, grands gagnants des Magritte 2023 |url=https://www.lalibre.be/culture/2023/03/04/magritte-2023-virginie-efira-sacree-meilleure-actrice-bouli-lanners-sacre-meilleur-acteur-ODS5KIXJDJDL7IURBDF5N3EGUA/ |website=La Libre Belgique |access-date=5 March 2023 |language=French |date=5 March 2023 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307232152/https://www.lalibre.be/culture/2023/03/04/magritte-2023-virginie-efira-sacree-meilleure-actrice-bouli-lanners-sacre-meilleur-acteur-ODS5KIXJDJDL7IURBDF5N3EGUA/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Cast== * Michelle Fairley as Millie MacPherson * Bouli Lanners as Philippe Haubin, called Phil * Cal MacAninch as Peter * Clovis Cornillac as Benoît Haubin * Julian Glover as Angus * Andrew Still as Brian * Donald Douglas as Nigel's man handler
==Response== ===Critical reception=== On review aggregator website AlloCiné, the film holds an average score of four stars out of five, based on a survey of 20 reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=278257.html |title= L'Ombre d'un mensonge |work=AlloCiné|access-date=24 January 2022|language=French}}</ref> On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an 82% rating based on 11 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nobody_has_to_know|title=Nobody Has to Know (2021)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref>
===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col"|Award / Film Festival ! scope="col"|Category ! scope="col"|Recipients and nominees ! scope="col"|Result |- |rowspan=3|Chicago International Film Festival |Best Film ! | {{nom}} |- |Best Actor |Bouli Lanners | {{won}} |- |Best Actress |Michelle Fairley | {{won}} |- |La Roche-sur-Yon Film Festival<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lemercier |first1=Fabien |title=La Roche-sur-Yon Welcomes the Many Faces of Contemporary Cinema |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/411574/#cm |website=Cineuropa |access-date=27 May 2023 |date=7 October 2021}}</ref> |Best Film ! |{{nom}} |- |rowspan=7|Magritte Awards<ref name="magritte"/> |Best Film ! | {{won}} |- |Best Director |Bouli Lanners | {{won}} |- |Best Screenplay |Bouli Lanners | {{nom}} |- |Best Production Design |Paul Rouschop | {{nom}} |- |Best Costume Design | Élise Ancion | {{nom}} |- |Best Sound | Marc Bastien et al. | {{nom}} |- |Best Editing |Ewin Ryckaert | {{nom}} |- |Ostend Film Festival |Best Cinematography |Frank van den Eeden | {{won}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|11188010}}
{{Magritte Award for Best Film}}
Category:2021 films Category:2021 drama films Category:Belgian drama films Category:British drama films Category:French drama films Category:Films directed by Bouli Lanners Category:Films about dementia Category:Magritte Award winning films Category:Ad Vitam (company) films Category:2021 Belgian films