Luc Dardenne

Arta Dobroshi, Marion Cotillard and Adèle Haenel are the only non-Belgian actors that he and his brother cast to lead one of their films since Je pense à vous (1993). Cotillard was cast in Dois Dias, Uma Noite (2014) after meeting the brothers on the set of Ferrugem e Osso (2012), which was co-produced by them. The original plan was to work together in A Garota Desconhecida (2016), which was eventually made years later with Haenel in the lead. Cotillard is the most famous actor that the Dardenne brothers have ever worked with.

That happens a lot with experienced actors. They close down and protect themselves, and then all you get are the same mannerisms, the same tricks, the same character.