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. At the 12th Magritte Awards, Nobody Has to Know received seven nominations, winning Best Film and Best Director for Lanners.
Cast
Michelle Fairley as Millie MacPherson
Bouli Lanners as Philippe Haubin dit 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. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 82% rating based on 11 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10.