Lorna's Silence
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80 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: The destiny of a woman caught between love and the law of the underworld. Lorna, a young Albanian woman living in Belgium, has her sights set on opening a snack bar with her boyfriend, Sokol. In order to do so, she becomes an accomplice in a diabolical plan devised by mobster Fabio. Fabio has set up a false marriage between Lorna and Claudy allowing Lorna to get her Belgian citizenship. However, she is then asked to marry a Russian mafioso who's ready to pay hard cash to also get his hands on those vital Belgian identity papers. Fabio intends to kill Claudy in order to speed up the second marriage. But will Lorna remain silent? (Sony Pictures Classics)… Collapse

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  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    100
    The androgynous Dobroshi is in nearly every scene. She has an exceptional screen presence that brings authority to her portrayal of a woman seeking redemption. As for the Dardennes, they prove yet again that nobody does human frailty the way they do.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    80
    Like earlier Dardenne films, Lorna’s Silence is naturalistic, yet this one, beautifully shot in 35 mm film by Alain Marcoen, achieves a poetry of bereftness.
  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    80
    Something between a love story and a religious morality tale. The hauntingly ambiguous last scene, in which Lorna finds a place of temporary respite from the economic forces that have determined so much of her life, may be the saddest happy ending I've ever seen.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Justin Chang
    80
    The film doesn't pack the same cumulative wallop as the brothers' earlier work, but its low-key artistry, immaculate construction and fine performance by relative newcomer Arta Dobroshi should rouse the usual fest acclaim and arthouse interest.

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  1. Diezmartinez
    9
    Acaso la más accesible de las cintas que han realizado los hermanos Dardenne pero, de todas maneras, anclada en los mismos temas y en las mismas preocupaciones de siempre. Como de costumbre, los belgas usan de manera magistral las más abruptas elipsis narrativas.… Expand
  2. juderobe
    8
    I thought it was going to be trite, because of the events of the initial half hour, but I ended being deeply involved. Because the characters told a convincing story I was slowly drawn in to their strange world. The film unfolds with a beauty of understatement.… Expand

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