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)