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

Source: Hollywood Reporter - Published: 13 Sep 2026 15:00

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.