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Lorna's Silence

Lorna's Silence (Le silence de Lorna)

Lorna's Silence (Le silence de Lorna)

original title:

Le silence de Lorna

italian title:

Il matrimonio di Lorna

directed by:

Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

cast:

Arta Dobroshi, Fabrizio Rongione, Jérémie Renier, Alban Ukaj, Morgan Marinne, Anton Yakovlev, Grigori Manoukov, Mireille Bailly, Stéphanie Gob, Laurent Caron, Baptiste Sornin, Alexandre Trocky, Cédric Lenoir, Cécile Boland, Serge Larivière, Philippe Jeusette, Sophia Leboutte, François Sauveur

screenplay:

Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

cinematography:

Alain Marcoen

editing:

Marie-Hélène Dozo

set design:

Igor Gabriel

producer:

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Andrea Occhipinti, Denis Freyd

production:

Lucky Red, Arte, Les Films du Fleuve, Archipel 35, RTBF, WDR

distribution:

Lucky Red [Italy]

world sales:

Celluloid Dreams [France]

country:

Italy/France/Belgium

year:

2008

film run:

105'

format:

35mm - colour & b/w

release date:

19/09/2008

festivals & awards:

Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, becomes mired in two scams in order to become the owner of a café. With her citizenship and future hanging in the balance and armed with deadly information, Lorna must decide whether to stay silent or do what is right.