FREE ON CINEGEEK.DE Dardenne - Lorna's Silence 

The Dardenne brothers always focus on individual characters in their films. The camera hardly lets them out of the picture. In Lorna's Silence, however, Lorna is partially absent. A plot begins to unfold of which she is oblivious. Lorna (Arta Dobroshi) comes from Albania, is around 30, and now lives in Belgium due to a marriage swindle. Lorna herself is a beneficiary as well as a victim of the fraud. A miserable junkie married her for money. The deal was set up by Fabio, who in turn plans to murder the junkie. After that, in turn, Lorna has to marry a Russian. Lorna believes that after this plan she could be free to marry the man she loves: Sokol. Together they plan to open a small cafe. Everything is sad and shabby. The junkie's name is Claudy (Jeremie Renier); he's cold turkey. A pathetic guy. Lorna treats him coldly. But she is not angry. Slowly she wonders if she couldn't just divorce him without murdering Claudy with an overdose.... The Dardenne brothers' special talent is to never present characters like Lorna as part of a plot - but always in their own special human situation. That's why it would be too easy to evaluate Fabio (Fabrizio Rongione) as a villain. He is simply driven by money and heartless. He pursues his goals with brutality. A bully like so many of the characters in this cold Dardennes world. Lorna, on the other hand, is a pleasant woman with a warm smile. Even more than a prostitute, she is robbed of her personal integrity. Simply because of her sex! Claudy married Lorna for money, the Russian doesn't care if he sleeps with her. And Sokol? He is a sneaky man who is out of the country most of the time. Lorna dreams with him exist only in her head. In some respects, the Dardennes are breaking new ground. For the first time, we experience a time jump in one of their films. Meanwhile, Lorna is transforming. Like the previous Dardenne films, however, Lorna's Silence lives from this impetuous force that doesn't let us look away for a moment. You can't escape it. Everything you need to know, you see on the screen. There is nothing to interpret. In this Dardenne world, compassion exists, but mercy cannot be granted to anyone.