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Toto the Hero (Toto le Héros) (1991)

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Michel Bouquet Michel Bouquet
Old Thomas / Voice of Adult Thomas
Jo De Backer Jo De Backer
Adult Thomas
Thomas Godet Thomas Godet
Child Thomas
Gisela Uhlen Gisela Uhlen
Old Evelyne
Mireille Perrier Mireille Perrier
Voice of old Evelyne / Adult Evelyne
Peter Böhlke Peter Böhlke
Old Alfred
Michel Robin Michel Robin
Old Alfred


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Didier De Neck Didier De Neck
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A good movie

10 years, 1 month ago at Mar 19 11:56
Already 5 years ago, Jaco van Dormael made a come-back with ‘Mr Nobody’ a vastly ambitious European production which was barely seen when it was released but it still managed to reach cult status, especially here on listal. 13 years before, van Dormael made the very interesting ‘Le huitième jour’, one of the very few movies dealing with Down's Syndrome and it reached some massive critical... read more
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Description: This audacious and inventive Belgian film was written and directed by Jaco van Dormael. Thomas is 60 years old and obsessed with the past. He's convinced that he was switched at birth during a hospital fire with Alfred, the rich boy who grew up across the street. With its creative thematic exploration of family, fantasy, memory, and envy, Toto the Hero stands out as a film of extraordinary psychological richness. ... (more)
Tags: Drama (4), Revenge (3), France (3), Surrealism (3), Belgium (3), Germany (3), Imagination (2), Bullying (2), Fantasy Sequence (2), Incest (2), 1991 (2), Airplane (2), Psychology (2), Jealousy (2), Relationships (2), HQ (1), Unavailable On Netflix (1), People With Disabilities (1), 78 Min. (1), You (1)
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"From his bed in a retirement home, Thomas looks back with resentment on his life. He once dreamed of being a secret agent and instead became an unexceptional bureaucrat, but he clings to the idea that things might have been different but for one crucial event. Thomas believes he and another baby were switched at birth, thus granting his lifelong rival, Alfred (Peter Bohlke), an undeserved life of wealth and privilege. Still jealous, Thomas decides to finally settle the score. The film, was a "


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"From his bed in a retirement home, Thomas looks back with resentment on his life. He once dreamed of being a secret agent and instead became an unexceptional bureaucrat, but he clings to the idea that things might have been different but for one crucial event. Thomas believes he and another baby were switched at birth, thus granting his lifelong rival, Alfred (Peter Bohlke), an undeserved life of wealth and privilege. Still jealous, Thomas decides to finally settle the score. The film, was a "


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