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Tori et Lokita

  • 2022
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  • 1h 28m
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7.1/10
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Pablo Schils and Joely Mbundu in Tori et Lokita (2022)
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From two-time Palme d'Or-winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Tori and Lokita is a heart-stopping thriller that casts an unflinching eye on the trials of the young and dispossessed.From two-time Palme d'Or-winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Tori and Lokita is a heart-stopping thriller that casts an unflinching eye on the trials of the young and dispossessed.From two-time Palme d'Or-winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Tori and Lokita is a heart-stopping thriller that casts an unflinching eye on the trials of the young and dispossessed.

  • Directors
    • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
    • Luc Dardenne
  • Writers
    • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
    • Luc Dardenne
  • Stars
    • Pablo Schils
    • Joely Mbundu
    • Alban Ukaj
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
      • Luc Dardenne
    • Writers
      • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
      • Luc Dardenne
    • Stars
      • Pablo Schils
      • Joely Mbundu
      • Alban Ukaj
    • 16User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Pablo Schils
    Pablo Schils
    • Tori
    Joely Mbundu
    Joely Mbundu
    • Lokita
    Alban Ukaj
    • Betim
    Tijmen Govaerts
    Tijmen Govaerts
    • Luckas
    Charlotte De Bruyne
    • Margot
    Nadège Ouedraogo
    Nadège Ouedraogo
    • Justine
    Marc Zinga
    Marc Zinga
    • Firmin
    Claire Bodson
    • L'examinatrice
    • (voice)
    Annette Closset
    • La tutrice de Lokita
    Thomas Doret
    Thomas Doret
    • L'avocat de Lokita
    Ngindu Tshimpanga Dieudonné
    • Issam, un jeune du centre
    • (as Dieudonné Ngindu Tshimp Anga)
    Amel Benaïssa
    • Barbara, l'éducatrice
    Leonardo Raco
    • Rino
    Baptiste Sornin
    • Un client
    Guillaume Loréa
    • Le jeune homme fête
    Aloula Watel
    • La jeune fille fête
    Frédéric Dussenne
    • Le nouveau client
    Sandrine Desmet
    • La policière
    • Directors
      • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
      • Luc Dardenne
    • Writers
      • Jean-Pierre Dardenne
      • Luc Dardenne
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews16

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    searchanddestroy-1

    Dardennne brothers are really the French belgian Ken Loach

    This movie is really worth watching if you like the Dardenne brothers work. I am pleased to see that after all those years they are still efficient, motivated, that they have lost nothing of their talent, their wish to denounce social injustice and human behavior in general. They are genuinely the greatest specialists of this kind of social issues, the equivalent of Ken Loach if you prefer. This story is so compelling, moving, but cruel, painful, to watch, especially after the end. It belongs to their best work, but each of their film belongs to their best too.... I am ready to continue to wait for each of their films.
    6iliangathot

    An intriguing, but unfinished film

    Before I begin this review, I should note that I am Belgian myself, and that I therefore happily applaud any movie originating from my country as there aren't many of them releasing.

    That being said, this film might leave you a little unsatisfied. The story is about an immigrant girl trying to get an allowance to remain in Belgium instead of having to return to her country of origin. Meanwhile, she has to take care of her younger brother.

    The story itself is intriguing and honestly quite interesting to see. A lot of it feels very realistic and profound, and that dept to the characters is felt through their connections to other characters. However, the writing, at times, is not so good. The dialogue given to a small boy doesn't fully feel appropriate, nor does it feel very intentional to make him feel more mature. It contains a lot of sentences that a child that young just wouldn't say.

    At the other hand, the actor who plays the young brother Tori did his job very well. He plays the boy in a very dynamic and organic style and deserves quite a bit of praise. This can, sadly, not be said about the lead of this movie, Lokita. She is played quite blandly, with very stiff dialogue and, and this does disappoint me quite a bit, a feeling as if she just reciting her lines. Her actions feel as if they are just being read from the script, and although this isn't completely the fault of the directors, and I'm sure the actress did her best as well, this does hurt the movie quite a bit.

    The plot of the film is quite complex in that it is, as I said above, quite a realistic picture, yet also not a straightforward one. There are a lot of situations where choices need to be made that don't seem to be the good ones, yet they are the only ones the characters can make to survive. The plot is also quite good, really, with one big problem. It ends way to soon.

    The film is just shy of an hour and a half, yet it feels as if it was written as a two hour picture. The last half hour seems to have just been forgotten, leaving a lot of subplots, but also just the main plot, unresolved, which is in more than one way very unsatisfying. It really feels as if they had two hours of a picture, noticed too late that the deadline was due the day after, and just wrapped it up. I am sure that isn't what happened. It is just a way of describing the feeling I had leaving the theatre, but knowing that this was an intentional choice only makes it worse.

    So overall, it is a film with a few ups and downs. It has a great premise, and a few scenes that will really move you and even take you to the edge of your seat, but it fails quite dramatically on other facets, mainly the ending, dialogue and lead. It is therefore not necessarily a movie I would suggest to others, but if you watch it, I'm sure you won't feel as if you wasted money on a ticket either.
    7gricey_sandgrounder

    A gripping and tense watch with two likable leads

    Stories about immigrants is becoming more and more common in the cinema. It's sadly an ever growing topic. But a lot of these films with this premise come from either one story or a series of stories from one particular country.

    This particular tale has great authenticity both in its plot and homemade style with its hand-held camerawork.

    There are some tough sequences and all of that along with sound character development makes for a tense and dramatic second half. It was almost like watching a documentary.

    A lot of it is thanks to the two strong performances of Joely Mbundu and Pablo Schils. Their connection and on-screen friendship felt very believable and natural.

    There's a lot they are having to deal and it paints a very interesting picture on how immigrants in this part of the world are treated.

    I could be picky and say that the ending does leave a few loose ends and some of the choices felt rushed. But I didn't think it was a major drawback as it still some tense sequences that had me totally gripped.

    I was surprised that it's just less than 90 minutes long given the subject matter. But I think what we got gave us enough of a glimpse into this dark and tough world.

    Our investment is thanks to the two leads who give off strong natural sympathy and put us on their side early on.

    The content is tough at times and the documentary approach gave it the rawness to make it work.
    9nairtejas

    Made Me Tear Up

    Tori and Lokita broke my heart. The final minutes of this drama played with my heart so unabashedly I had to resort to crying. Thinking of kids in my family, thinking of a little boy and a girl in my family who are so close to my heart. The Dardenne Brothers do their thing again in building a story that speaks volumes of the current, tried times. In here, they narrate the story of a boy and an elder girl who are hoping for a better life together in Belgium as siblings having left Africa as refugees. Yet in the developed world, they face rampant bureaucracy, corruption, child labour, and abuse. By the end of it all - it's the same story we all know - I was devastated. I may never watch this film again.

    (Watched at the 2022 International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Trivandrum.)
    8Xstal

    Surrounded by Rocks & Hard Places...

    In a land where you had dreamed of being free, of independence with your own autonomy, you find your shackled and confined, forced to break rules, committing crimes, with a state that will not give you liberty. Along with Tori you make do the best you can, adopted brother with whom you had made a plan, but the dealer has you trapped, the smugglers make you feel kidnapped, your money taken, you feel forsaken, abused, attacked.

    Following the lives of two juvenile African immigrants who find themselves trapped in a cycle of despair and abuse. Joely Mbundu is outstanding as Lokita, as she desperately tries to make enough money to send home while taking care of Tori, who has agreed to act as her brother while she seeks permanent residency in Belgium.

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      Alla fiera dell'est
      Written by Angelo Branduardi

      Performed by Joely Mbundu & Pablo Schils

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 2022 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Belgium
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Tori and Lokita
    • Filming locations
      • Province of Liège, Belgium(main location)
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Fleuve
      • Archipel 35
      • Savage Film
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $58,430
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,543
      • Mar 26, 2023
    • Gross worldwide
      • $715,666
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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