Synopsis
In Belgium today, a young boy and an adolescent girl who have travelled alone from Africa pit their invincible friendship against the difficult conditions of their exile.
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Cast
- Pablo SchilsTori
- Joely MbunduLokita
- Alban UkajBetim
- Tijmen GovaertsLuckas
- Charlotte De BruyneMargot
- Nadège OuedraogoJustine
- Marc ZingaFirmin
- Claire Bodson
- Baptiste Sornin
Recommendations
- 90
Screen Daily
Moving, politically committed and with an absolute ring of hard-researched reality, this is at the very least their finest since 2011’s The Kid With The Bike, and arguably one of their very best. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
This may be the Dardennes’ most emotionally engaging film in a while — a tragedy told with utter clarity, centered on protagonists entirely deserving of our sympathy, empathy, all the ‘pathies you’ve got. - 60
The Guardian
There is a simplicity and clarity of purpose here that I responded to and the Dardennes have got excellent performances from their young leads. - 60
Time Out
For those masters of small-scale vérité social dramas, it’s such a bracing sensation to see them tiptoeing into genre terrain, you’ll forgive the fact that the villains are two-dimensional and that the ending is jarringly abrupt. - 58
The Playlist
Tori and Lokita puts its characters through hell to elicit some tears and send an urgent message. You may consider this an empathetic film — exploitative might be the better word. - 40
CineVue
The final twist is so manipulative and cynical as to be actually enraging.
