Lorna's Silence (2008) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, has her sights set on opening a snack bar with her boyfriend, Sokol. In order to do so, she becomes an accomplice in a diabolical plan devised by mobster Fabio. Fabio has set up a false marriage between Lorna and Claudy allowing Lorna to get her Belgi

Cast & Crew

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Luc Dardenne

Arta Dobroshi

Jeremie Renier

Fabrizio Rongione

Alban Ukaj

Morgan Marinne

Film Details

Also Known As

Le Silence De Lorna, Lorna csendje, Lorna'nin Sessizligi, Lornas Schweigen, O Silêncio de Lorna, Silence De Lorna, Le, Silence of Lorna, The, matrimonio di Lorna, silencio de Lorna

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Foreign

Release Date

2008

Production Company

Archipel 35; Arte; Arte France Cinéma; Casa Kafka Pictures; Celluloid Dreams; Centre Du Cinema Et De L'Audiovisuel; Centre National Du Cinema; Ciné+; Eurimages; Inver Invest; Les Films Du Fleuve; Lucky Red; Region Wallonne; Rtbf; Sofica Soficinema; Sony Pictures Classics; StudioCanal; The Tax-Shelter Of The Federal Government Of Belgium; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)

Distribution Company

Sony Pictures Classics; Arthaus (Norway); Bir Film; CinTart; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Distribution Company; Filmladen Gmbh; Folkets Bio; Imovision; Independenta; Lucky Red; New Wave Films (United Kingdom); Piffl Medien Gmbh; Seven Films; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Tiglon A.S.; Valentim De Carvalho (Vc); Vertigo Films (Spain); Vivarto Films Distribution; Xenix Filmdistribution

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 45m

Synopsis

Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, has her sights set on opening a snack bar with her boyfriend, Sokol. In order to do so, she becomes an accomplice in a diabolical plan devised by mobster Fabio. Fabio has set up a false marriage between Lorna and Claudy allowing Lorna to get her Belgian citizenship. However, she is then asked to marry a Russian mafioso who's ready to pay hard cash to also get his hands on those vital Belgian identity papers. Fabio intends to kill Claudy in order to speed up the second marriage. But will Lorna remain silent?

Directors

Luc Dardenne

Jean-pierre Dardenne

Cast

Arta Dobroshi

Jeremie Renier

Fabrizio Rongione

Alban Ukaj

Morgan Marinne

Anton Yakovlev

Grigori Manoukov

Mireille Bailly

Stéphanie Gob

Laurent Caron

Baptiste Sornin

Alexandre Trocky

Cédric Lenoir

Cécile Boland

Serge Lariviere

Philippe Jeusette

Sophia Leboutte

Christian Lusschentier

Stéphane Marsin

Olivier Gourmet

François Sauveur

Laurence Cordonnier

Anne Gérard

Annette Closset

Isabelle Dumont

Patrizia Berti

Leon Michaux

Alao Kasongo

Claudy Delfosse

Faruk Ahmed

Marie-ange Pougin

Stephane Bissot

Jean-claude Boniverd

Hachemi Haddad

Alba Shehu

Crew

Thomas Alfandari

Production Manager

Julie Brenta

Olivier Bronckart

Executive Producer

Philippe Buchot

Production Supervisor

Nicolas Cartin

Sound Recordist

Jean-pierre Dardenne

Jean-pierre Dardenne

Luc Dardenne

Luc Dardenne

Virginie Defauwes

Property Master

Benoit Dervaux

Camera Operator

Mieke Dobbenie

Marie-hélène Dozo

Basile Duquenne

Jean-pierre Duret

Denis Freyd

Igor Gabriel

Production Designer

Thomas Gauder

Philippe Groff

Location Manager

Nicolas Guilleminot

Simon Kionowski

Alain Marcoen

Director Of Photography

Sabine De Mardt

Associate Producer

Stefano Massenzi

Associate Producer

Jean-loup Melchior

Andrea Occhipinti

Monic Parelle

Costume Designer

Alice Pic

Marika Piedboeuf

Script Supervisor

Christine Plenus

Jean-frantois Ravagnan

Assistant Director

Benoit Rizzotti

Assistant Camera

Paul Rouschop

Construction Manager

Paul Rouschop

Construction Manager

Milou Sanner

Natali Tabareau-vieuille

Caroline Tambour

Assistant Director

Christoph Thoke

Associate Producer

Delphine Tomson

Production Manager

Stephane Touitou

Francis Tyssaen

Production Assistant

Eric Waldmann

Arlette Zylberberg

Associate Producer

Film Details

Also Known As

Le Silence De Lorna, Lorna csendje, Lorna'nin Sessizligi, Lornas Schweigen, O Silêncio de Lorna, Silence De Lorna, Le, Silence of Lorna, The, matrimonio di Lorna, silencio de Lorna

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Foreign

Release Date

2008

Production Company

Archipel 35; Arte; Arte France Cinéma; Casa Kafka Pictures; Celluloid Dreams; Centre Du Cinema Et De L'Audiovisuel; Centre National Du Cinema; Ciné+; Eurimages; Inver Invest; Les Films Du Fleuve; Lucky Red; Region Wallonne; Rtbf; Sofica Soficinema; Sony Pictures Classics; StudioCanal; The Tax-Shelter Of The Federal Government Of Belgium; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)

Distribution Company

Sony Pictures Classics; Arthaus (Norway); Bir Film; CinTart; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Distribution Company; Filmladen Gmbh; Folkets Bio; Imovision; Independenta; Lucky Red; New Wave Films (United Kingdom); Piffl Medien Gmbh; Seven Films; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Tiglon A.S.; Valentim De Carvalho (Vc); Vertigo Films (Spain); Vivarto Films Distribution; Xenix Filmdistribution

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 45m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Award for Best Screenplay at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

Released in United States Summer July 31, 2009

Released in United States on Video January 5, 2010

Released in United States October 2008

Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.

Sony Pictures Classics acquired North American distribution rights at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

Released in United States Summer July 31, 2009 (NY, LA)

Released in United States on Video January 5, 2010

Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.)

Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 2-10, 2008.)

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