Lorna's Silence
Original title: Le Silence de Lorna
“The destiny of a woman caught between love and the laws of the underworld.”
6.8(171)20081h 45mFR
Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne
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.
immigrantfictitious marriagegangstertaxi driverjunkiebelgiumconsciencealbaniansocial realismfake marriage
Box office $4.9M
