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.
Acting
Arta Dobroshi's face tells whole stories without dialogue.
Direction
Dardennes' handheld intimacy traps you in Lorna's claustrophobia.
Director
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arta Dobroshi, a Kosovo-Albanian actress, was working in a theatre café when the Dardennes discovered her — her first film role.
The Dardennes pioneered 'social realist' Belgian cinema; this continues their obsession with working-class characters trapped by economic systems they barely understand.
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