Lux | 08 - Cinema Prize - The European Parliament is commited to culture

Le silence de Lorna

Le silence de Lorna

Director: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Starring: Arta Dobroshi, Olivier Gourmet, Morgan Marinne, Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione
Country: Belgium, France, Italy
Year: 2008
Length: 1h45
Original language: French
Awards: Award for Best Screenplay, Cannes 2008 Prix Lux '07

Synopsis

Le silence de Lorna

In order to become the owner of a snack bar with her boyfriend, Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium becomes an accomplice to a diabolical plan devised by mobster Fabio. Fabio has orchestrated a sham marriage between her and Claudy. The marriage allows her to obtain Belgian citizenship and then marry a Russian Mafioso willing to pay a lot of money to acquire the same quickly. However, for this second marriage to be possible, Fabio has planned to kill Claudy. Will Lorna keep silent?