Bath Film Festival 2008

The Silence of Lorna (Le Silence de Lorna)

Winner of best screenplay this year at Cannes, The Silence of Lorna is set in Liège and addresses the exploitation of immigrants trying to secure their livelihoods through dubious means, a subject previously tackled by the Dardenne brothers in their film La Promesse (1996). Lorna, a young Albanian woman, dreams of setting up a snack bar with her boyfriend Solko. In order to realise her ambition Lorna becomes embroiled in a fiendish plan devised by local mafioso Fabio. He plans to kill Claudy (Lorna's hapless junkie husband) in order to remarry Lorna to a Russian mobster in exchange for a hefty sum. Will Lorna keep her silence? Dobroshi gives a luminous performance as Lorna - her angelic countenance and quiet intensity elevate her amidst consistently grim surroundings. VT

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