You can pretty much bet that whenever the Dardenne brothers show up with a new film in Cannes, it will walk away with some sort of prize. That has been the case since 1999 when their first competit…
You can pretty much bet that whenever the Dardenne brothers show up with a new film in Cannes, it will walk away with some sort of prize. That has been the case since 1999 when their first competition film,swooped in at the last minute and won the Palme d’Or and Best Actress. They won a second Palme d’Or in 2005 for Lorna’s Silence, No matter what the jury, the Dardennes continue to impress, yet none of their films has ever brought them an Oscar nomination.
The Belgian brothers are a good bet to be in the Cannes winners circle again this year with their latest, an irresistible and deeply affecting tale of two West African immigrant adolescents trying to pass themselves off as brother and sister in order to get working papers in Belgium’s tough immigration system.
Determined to keep this as authentic as possible the writer/directors cast two non-professionals in the title roles, and boy did it pay off. Pablo Schils as young, scrappy, loyal and loving Tori, and Joely Mbundu as the determined and heartbreaking Lokita deliver extraordinary performances on the level of any actor with a film in Cannes in this year. Plotwise we discover that in order to pass muster at the immigration office they have come up with a scheme to pass off Lokita as Tori’s sister.
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