Toto the Hero
1991•1h 31m•7.1•Released
DramaComedyFantasy
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.
Director
Jaco Van Dormael
Writer
Laurette Vankeerberghen, Pascal Lonhay, Jaco Van Dormael, Didier De Neck
Revenue
$1M
Languages
French
Studio
Iblis Films
Cast
Michel Bouquet
Old Thomas
Thomas Godet
Child Thomas
Gisela Uhlen
Old Evelyne
Jo De Backer
Adult Thomas
Mireille Perrier
Adult Evelyne
Sandrine Blancke
Alice
Peter Böhlke
Old Alfred
Didier Ferney
Adult Alfred
Hugo Harold-Harrison
Child Alfred
Pascal Duquenne
Adult Cèlestin
Karim Moussati
Child Cèlestin
Léopold Verlaine-Corbion
Baby Thomas
Maxime Verspecht
Thomas at 1
Alice van Dormael
Thomas at 1
Damien Delaunoy
Thomas at 3
Production
Company
Iblis Films
Company
Pan-Européenne
Company
Triton Pictures
Producer
Dany Geys
Producer
Luciano Gloor
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