Mubi has scooped up North American rights to Lukas Dhont’s “Coward” at the Cannes Film Festival, landing one of the buzzier titles in competition.

Lukas Dhont's third feature 'Coward' gracefully finding love in the most hopeless of places — the desolate battlefields of the First World War.

Mubi has scooped up North American rights to Lukas Dhont’s “Coward” at the Cannes Film Festival, landing one of the buzzier titles in competition.

The WWI drama, from the director of the Oscar-nominated 'Close,' premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.