Lorna’s Silence

The destiny of a woman caught between love and the law of the underworld.

Lorna, (Arta Dobroshi), a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, has her sights set on opening a snack bar with her boyfriend, Sokol (Alban Ukaj). In order to do so, she becomes an accomplice in a diabolical plan devised by mobster Fabio (Fabrizio Rongione). Fabio has set up a false marriage between Lorna and Claudy (Jérémie Renier) allowing Lorna to get her Belgian citizenship. However, she is then asked to marry a Russian mafioso who's ready to pay hard cash to also get his hands on those vital Belgian identity papers. Fabio intends to kill Claudy in order to speed up the second marriage. But will Lorna remain silent?

“Another masterpiece. The Dardenne Brothers exercise close scrutiny to create characters as troubling as ones we sometimes see in the street. We are drawn into another life, which is one of the great gifts the cinema gives us.” (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times)

Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival

Official Selection 2008 Toronto International Cannes Film Festival