The Silence of Lorna
Encyclopedia
Lorna's Silence is a 2008 drama film by the Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
. It was the winner of the 2008 LUX Prize
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Dardenne brothers
Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne are a Belgian filmmaking duo...
. It was the winner of the 2008 LUX Prize
Lux Prize
The European Parliament LUX Prize, introduced in 2007, is a prize given to a competing film by the European Parliament. It is named after the unit of illuminance, "lux", which is Latin for "light"...
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Plot
Lorna, a young Albanian woman who lives in Belgium, is in sham marriage with Claudy, a drug addict who accepted the money to be her husband. The dream of Lorna is to have a snack bar with her boyfriend, and in order to see this dream fulfilled she agrees to make another fake marriage with a Russian, but Claudy is in the way. Fabio, the orchestrator of the whole plan, will not wait for the divorce of Lorna and Claudy.Accolades
- Cannes Film Festival2008 Cannes Film FestivalThe 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 14 to May 25, 2008. In addition to films selected for competition this year, major Hollywood productions such as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Kung Fu Panda had their world premieres at the festival.The British press...
(France)- Won: Best ScreenplayBest Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Screenplay Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival...
(Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne) - Nominated: Golden Palm (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
- Won: Best Screenplay
- César Awards (France)
- Nominated: Best Foreign Film
- European Film AwardsEuropean Film Awards 2008The 21st Annual European Film Awards took place on December 6, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.-Best European Actor: Toni Servillo - Gomorrah and Il Divo Michael Fassbender - Hunger Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen - Flame & Citron James McAvoy - Atonement Jürgen Vogel - The Wave Elmar Wepper -...
- Nominated: Best Actress (Arta Dobroshi)
- Lumiere Awards (France)
- Won: Best French Language Film
- LUX PrizeLux PrizeThe European Parliament LUX Prize, introduced in 2007, is a prize given to a competing film by the European Parliament. It is named after the unit of illuminance, "lux", which is Latin for "light"...
- Won: 2008 LUX Prize