Is Lorna's Silence sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Lorna's Silence end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Lorna's Silence easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Lorna's Silence scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Lorna's Silence violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Lorna's Silence

Name: Lorna's Silence
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2008
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Arta Dobroshi, Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Alban Ukaj, Morgan Marinne

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

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Produced by Archipel 33>35, Les Films du Fleuve

2008105 min6.8 / 10

A bleak social-realist drama about an immigrant woman trapped between survival and conscience, caught in a criminal scheme that unravels when her junkie husband unexpectedly seeks redemption.

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.

Clusters

Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Honor And Duty Organized Crime Movies Art and Philosophy Movements

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Immigrant Fictitious Marriage Gangster Taxi Driver Junkie Belgium Conscience Albanian Social Realism Fake Marriage

Questions people ask

Is Lorna's Silence sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Lorna's Silence end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Lorna's Silence easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Lorna's Silence scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Lorna's Silence violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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