Manuel Dacosse

Manuel Dacosse

Director

Uccle, Bruxelles, Belgium
January 1, 1977

Biography

Manuel "Manu" Dacosse is a Belgian cinematographer. He is known for his work with directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani on the films Amer (2009), The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears (2013), and Let the Corpses Tan (2017), the last two of which earned him the Magritte Award for Best Cinematography. He collaborated with director François Ozon on L'Amant double (2017) and By the Grace of God (2019); the latter received five nominations at the 25th Lumières Awards, including Best Cinematography for Dacosse. His film credits also include Torpedo (2012), Mobile Home (2012), Tasher Desh (2012), Alleluia (2014), The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (2015), Evolution (2015), Axolotl Overkill (2017), Adoration (2019), and The Silencing (2020). Source: Article "Manuel Dacosse" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Manuel Dacosse 1

Representative Works

The Stranger
The Stranger
6.8
/ French
The Silencing
The Silencing
6.5
/ English
Double Lover
Double Lover
6.1
/ French
The Crime Is Mine
The Crime Is Mine
6.5
/ French
The ABCs of Death
The ABCs of Death
4.9
/ English
Amer
Amer
6.2
/ French
Peter von Kant
Peter von Kant
5.8
/ French
The Residence
The Residence
6.4
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Stranger
2025Nominee

Best Director

The Stranger

The Silencing
2020Nominee

Best Director

The Silencing

Double Lover
2017Nominee

Best Director

Double Lover

Career Highlights

The Crime Is Mine
2023Highlight

Best Director

The Crime Is Mine

Three Days and a Life
2019Highlight

Best Director

Three Days and a Life