Toto the Hero

Jaco Van Dormael19911h 31mFantasy, Drama, Comedy

Why we chose it

Jaco Van Dormael (“The Brand New Testament”) won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes with this wild debut about an ageing man still fixated on the fire in the maternity ward on the night he was born. Thomas thinks the baby in the next cot got his life, and he’s been plotting revenge since he was eight.

Synopsis

On the night fire breaks out in a maternity ward and the nurses carry the newborns out in their arms, Thomas and Alfred are born in the same minute. Alfred grows up rich and Thomas poor, and Thomas is convinced they were swapped in all the confusion. He blames Alfred for everything that goes wrong in his life, and he has a plan.

Information

Director
Cast
Also known as
Toto le Héros
Production year
1991
Decade
1990s
Duration
1h 31m
Festivals & Awards
Language
French
Country
Belgium, France, Germany
Subtitles
Greek, Polish
Age rating
16+

Cannes Film Festival

Golden Camera

1991

César Awards

Best Foreign Film

1992

What others say

3.2
16 reviews

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