Lorna's Silence
2008 · 105 min · Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Sokol and Lorna, two Albanian emigrants in Belgium, dream of leaving their dreary jobs to set up a snack bar. They need money, and a permanent resident status. Claudy is a junkie - he needs money to satisfy his addiction. Andrei, the cigarette smuggler, must hold up for a while outside Russia; he has loads of money. Fabio, the Italian taxi driver and aspiring gang boss, elaborates a clever scheme: he will pay Claudy to marry Lorna so that she acquires a Belgian citizenship. Then she is to re-marry Andrei, who will in this way obtain the coveted EU passport - and pay a hefty price to Fabio and Lorna for the service. Like all plans, this one will not survive the contact with reality.
Emotional fingerprint
Lorna's Silence (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Sadness 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Sadness, Empathy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Sadness and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Hope | 39 % | 25 % | 15 % | 32 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 55 % | 42 % | 28 % | 48 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 63 % | 57 % | 38 % | 53 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Empathy | 65 % | 61 % | 38 % | 55 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 62 % | 52 % | 34 % | 56 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Empathy | 57 % | 47 % | 35 % | 53 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 60 % | 50 % | 34 % | 51 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Hope | 61 % | 55 % | 30 % | 47 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Tension | 67 % | 61 % | 44 % | 54 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sadness | 78 % | 65 % | 68 % | 62 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Sadness | 77 % | 62 % | 70 % | 54 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Empathy | 64 % | 51 % | 48 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Hope | 58 % | 42 % | 29 % | 29 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Hope | 62 % | 48 % | 29 % | 41 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 74 % | 64 % | 46 % | 63 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 81 % | 69 % | 56 % | 77 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 80 % | 63 % | 53 % | 77 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sadness | 81 % | 78 % | 78 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Oedipus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Lorna
Sokol
Spirou
Monique Sobel
Nurse
Commissaire
Doctor
Bank Attendant
Details
- Directed by
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Written by
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- Belgium, France, Italy, Germany
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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