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Mar 24, 2023 · Lokita works at a restaurant owned by Betim (Alban Ukaj) that’s really a front for drug dealing. Betim throws Lokita a little bit of money for unspecified sexual favors and to sing for his customers (sometimes in a duet with Tori). But most of her wages come from distributing Betim’s stuff.
The loving familial relationship between Tori and Lokita sustains them - and pulls us in - while all around them they face indifference, exploitation and abuse.
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- Drama
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Two African immigrants, eleven-year-old Tori and sixteen-year-old Lokita, live by their wits in a Belgian city, posing as brother and sister. The two serve as musical performers at the restaurant of Betim, a man who uses his business to cover up a drug ring the two courier for, and sometimes pays Lokita for sexual favors.
Dec 1, 2022 · The two youngsters do odd jobs to survive, which leads to small-time drug dealing for a local restaurant chef, Betim (Alban Ukaj). They encounter hardship, exploitation and abuse from the adults around them, white and black, male and female: their smugglers, Betim, the drug clients, and Lokita’s mother, who shouts down the telephone ...
With Pablo Schils, Joely Mbundu, Alban Ukaj, Tijmen Govaerts. 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.
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- Drama
- Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
- 2023-07-18
May 24, 2022 · Reviews. ‘Tori And Lokita’: Cannes Review. By Jonathan Romney 24 May 2022. The Dardenne brothers’ moving exposé on migrants arriving in Europe is up with their finest. Source: Christine...
When Lokita is held captive while working in a marijuana grow house, Tori scrambles to save his companion from their abusers, as events spiral out of control. Winner of the 75th Anniversary Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, the latest humanist drama from the Dardenne brothers is a heart-stopping thriller that casts an unflinching eye on ...
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