TOTO THE HERO
synopsis
Thomas and Alfred were born around the same time; a fire in the nursery had nurses scrambling to save the newborns. Because he felt that he deserved Alfred's good fortune at being born into a wealthy family, Thomas conceives the idea that he and Alfred were switched at birth, and he can't help seeing that his unhappiness should be Alfred's, from the loss of his sister to his inability to have a relationship with the woman Evelyne. So, as his life is ending, he formulates a plan of revenge against his bitter enemy, his lifetime adversary, the man who stole his existence.
original title: | Toto le héros |
country: | Belgium, France, Germany |
year: | 1991 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jaco van Dormael |
film run: | 91' |
release date: | BE 16/05/1991, FR 17/05/1991, CH 27/08/1991, UK 15/11/1991, NL 22/11/1991, PT 02/1992, IT 19/03/1992, HU 11/09/1992, ES 25/09/1992, GR 11/1992, SE 19/02/1993, DK 26/08/1994 |
screenplay: | Didier De Neck, Pascal Lonhay, Jaco van Dormael, Laurette Vankeerberghen |
cast: | Michel Bouquet, Mireille Perrier, Jo De Backer |
cinematography by: | Walther van den Ende |
film editing: | Susana Rossberg |
art director: | Hubert Pouille |
costumes designer: | An D'Huys, Anne Van Brée |
producer: | Dany Geys, Luciano Gloor |
co-producer: | Philippe Dussart |
executive producer: | Pierre Drouot |
associate producer: | Marcia Falkenberg-Lerner |
line producer: | Michael Schwarz |