Toto the Hero

Toto le héros

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Director

Jaco Van Dormael

Run time

1h 31min

Cast

Michel Bouquet, Mireille Perrier

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.

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Director

Jaco Van Dormael

Run time

1h 31min

Cast

Michel Bouquet, Mireille Perrier

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.

Info

Rating

(none)

Production year

1991

Global distributor

MK2 Films

Local distributor

Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ

In cinema

11/19/2017