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Lorna's Silence

Lorna's Silence

The destiny of a woman caught between love and the laws of the underworld

20086.81h 45m

Overview

Lorna is a young Albanian woman in a marriage of convenience with Claudy, a heroin addict. Just as Lorna is about to be granted Belgian citizenship, Claudy finds the strength to detox; this presents a problem not only for Lorna, but for the criminal who brokered the deal.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Written by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Produced by Denis Freyd, Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Box Office0Revenue: $4.9M

Top Cast

Arta Dobroshi

Arta Dobroshi

Lorna

Jérémie Renier

Jérémie Renier

Claudy

Fabrizio Rongione

Fabrizio Rongione

Fabio

Alban Ukaj

Alban Ukaj

Sokol

Morgan Marinne

Morgan Marinne

Spirou

Anton Yakovlev

Anton Yakovlev

Andrei

Olivier Gourmet

Olivier Gourmet

The Policeman

Grigori Manoukov

Grigori Manoukov

Kostia

Mireille Bailly

Mireille Bailly

Monique Sobel

Serge Larivière

Serge Larivière

Pharmacist

Themes & Keywords

immigrantfictitious marriagegangstertaxi driverjunkiebelgiumconsciencealbaniansocial realismfake marriage

About Lorna's Silence

Lorna's Silence is a crime, drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of immigrant, fictitious marriage, gangster, taxi driver, junkie, belgium. Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, it stars Arta Dobroshi, Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione. Lorna is a young Albanian woman in a marriage of convenience with Claudy, a heroin addict. Just as Lorna is about to be granted Belgian citizenship, Claudy finds the strength to detox; this presents a problem not only for Lorna, but for the criminal who brokered the deal.

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