Lorna's Silence (Le Silence de Lorna)

Wed Nov 22, 2017

20:30

Location

Social Space Kaymakkin
127 Arch. Makariou
Kaimakli
Nicosia, Nicosia 1021

Description

Sokol and Lorna, two Albanian emigrants in Belgium, dream of leaving their dreary jobs to set up a snack bar. They need money, and a permanent resident status. Claudy is a junkie - he needs money to satisfy his addiction. Andrei, the cigarette smuggler, must hold up for a while outside Russia; he has loads of money. Fabio, the Italian taxi driver and aspiring gang boss, elaborates a clever scheme: he will pay Claudy to marry Lorna so that she acquires a Belgian citizenship. Then she is to re-marry Andrei, who will in this way obtain the coveted EU passport - and pay a hefty price to Fabio and Lorna for the service. Like all plans, this one will not survive the contact with reality.

Cast:
Arta Dobroshi (Lorna)
Jérémie Renier (Claudy)
Fabrizio Rongione (Fabio)
Alban Ukaj (Sokol)

Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Writer: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Runtime: 105 min
Genre: Crime, Drama
Language: French, Italian, German
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2008

The screening is part of the forthcoming festival Genders & Power Vol.5.

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