THE SILENCE OF LORNA
by Jean Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
synopsis
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.
| international title: | The Silence of Lorna |
| original title: | Le Silence de Lorna |
| country: | France, Belgium, Italy |
| sales agent: | Celluloid Dreams |
| year: | 2007 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Jean Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne |
| release date: | BE 27/08/2008, FR 27/08/2008, DE 09/10/2008, NL 16/10/2008, UK 17/10/2008, ES 30/07/2010 |
| screenplay: | Jean Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne |
| cast: | Arta Dobroshi, Jérémie Rénier, Fabrizio Rongione |
| cinematography by: | Alain Marcoen |
| film editing: | Marie-Hélène Dozo |
| art director: | Igor Gabriel |
| producer: | Denis Freyd, Jean Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Andrea Occhipinti |
| production: | Archipel 35, Les Films du Fleuve, Arte France Cinéma, Lucky Red, RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française |
| backing: | Centre du Cinéma de la Communauté française de Belgique, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Eurimages, Wallimage |
| distributor: | Diaphana Distribution, Cinéart, Lucky Red, Vértigo Films |
