Toto the Hero

Toto the Hero (1991)

Toto le héros

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.

Date of release
1991-05-17
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (129)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Director
Jaco Van Dormael

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 5 · Nominations: 4. Including: César Award for Best Foreign Film; Young European Film of the Year; European Film Award for Best Actor; European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

Toto the Hero is a 1991 Belgian film by Belgian film director and screenwriter Jaco Van Dormael. It won the Caméra d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991, and the César Award for Best Foreign Film in 1992. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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