Toto the Hero
1NomDirected by Jaco Van Dormael
Synopsis
80-year-old Thomas recounts his childhood and middle age through a series of flashbacks and dream sequences. Thomas believes he’s been taken away from a better life at birth; following a hospital fire, he vividly recalls being swapped with another new-born, and subsequently grows up in a poorer neighbouring household.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 17 May 1991
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Director
- Jaco Van Dormael
- Writers
- Laurette Vankeerberghen, Pascal Lonhay, Jaco Van Dormael, Didier De Neck
- Box office
- $1,228,153
- Countries
- Belgium, France, Germany
- Languages
- French
- Production
- Iblis Films, Pan-Européenne, Triton Pictures
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Cast
Michel Bouquet- TThomas Godet
Gisela Uhlen- JJo De Backer
Mireille Perrier- SSandrine Blancke
Peter Böhlke- DDidier Ferney
- HHugo Harold-Harrison
Pascal Duquenne