Le silence de Lorna

Lorna's silence
Director
Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne
Country
Belgium, France, Italy
Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne
Cast
Arta Dobroshi / Jérémie Rénier / Fabrizio Rongione / Alban Ukaj / Morgan Marinne / Olivier Gourmet
Production
Les Films du Fleuve

Storyline

Lorna, is trying to get the correct papers together so she can stay in Belgium and fulfil her dream of opening a shop in Liège. Encouraged by her friend Fabio, she agrees to a marriage of convenience with a young drug addict, Claudy. Lorna hopes for his imminent demise but her dream is thwarted by Claudy’s desire to break free from his drug dependency.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2008
Competition

Cannes Awards 2008
Best Script
Lux Film Prize of European Parliament 2008

Releases

United kingdom (28 of November 2008)