Toto the Hero
1991
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Synopsis
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.
Facts
Awards
César Award for Best Foreign Film, Young European Film of the Year, European Film Award for Best Actor, European Film Award for Best Screenwriter, European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
Production
Iblis Films
Original language
French
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Cannes Film Festival 1991 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1991 generic
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 1991 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1991 generic
