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Toto the Hero

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Original title

Toto le héros

Year

1991

Running time

90 min.

Country

Belgium

Director

Jaco Van Dormael

Screenwriter

Jaco Van Dormael, Laurette Vankeerberghen, Pascal Lonhay, Didier De Neck

Cast

Music

Pierre Van Dormael

Cinematography

Walther Van Den Ende

Producer

Co-production Belgium-France-Germany;

Genre

Drama. Comedy. Fantasy | Childhood. Family Relationships. Jealousy. Comedy-Drama

Synopsis

Thomas and Alfred were born around the same time; a fire in the nursery had nurses scrambling to save the newborns. Because he felt that he deserved Alfred's good fortune at being born into a wealthy family, Thomas conceives the idea that he and Alfred were switched at birth, and he can't help seeing that his unhappiness should be Alfred's, from the loss of his sister to his inability to have a relationship with the woman Evelyne. So, as his life is ending, he formulates a plan of revenge against his bitter enemy, his lifetime adversary, the man who stole his existence.

Rankings Position

#136 Best Fantasy Movies

Awards: 1991: Cannes Film Festival: Award of la Juventud, Caméra d'Or

1991: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Languaje Film

1991: European Film Awards: Actor (Michel Bouquet), Screenplay & Cinematography

1992: Cesar Awards: Best Foreign Language Picture

1991: David Di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Actor (Michel Bouquet)

1991: Cesar Awards (France): Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger).

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Toto the Hero

1991

Jaco Van Dormael

7.1

(1,225)