TORI AND LOKITA
TORI AND LOKITA
Tori et Lokita. FR/BE 2022. Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne. Screenplay: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne. 88 min. Feature film. OV w/Eng. sub. Suitable from age 12. Recommended from age 16.
GERMAN PREMIERE
A BOY AND A GIRL FROM BENIN FIGHT WITH THE STRENGTH OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP AGAINST THE DIFFICULT CONDITIONS IN THE BELGIAN EXILE
On the run from Benin to Europe, Tori meets the older Lokita. Arriving in Belgium, they pretend to be siblings. For Lokita, who has entered the country illegally this is her only chance to get a residence permit. Gradually, the authorities are becoming skeptical — a DNA test should clarify. In a maelstrom of hardship and crime the friendship of the “siblings” is put to test. With two impressive amateur actors, the award-winning directors, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, appeal to empathy and humanity in a touching way. (HA)
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Les Films du Fleuve
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Biography
The brothers Jean- Pierre and Luc Dardenne belong among the most important directors of contemporary cinema and to the small circle of those who have won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival twice. At the center of their stories are outsiders inside society.