Lorna's Silence

Lorna's Silence

6.8IMDb Score
Released:2008-08-27
Duration:105 min
Director:Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Actors:Arta Dobroshi, Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Alban Ukaj, Morgan Marinne
Production:Archipel 33>35, Sony Pictures Classics, Les Films du Fleuve, Lucky Red

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.

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