Toto the Hero

Toto the Hero

91 mins | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy | May 17, 1991

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.

Toto the Hero

91 mins | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy | May 17, 1991

Toto the Hero
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Iblis Films
Original title Toto le héros
Directors Jaco Van Dormael
Writers Laurette Vankeerberghen, Didier De Neck, Pascal Lonhay, Jaco Van Dormael

Cast

Michel Bouquet

as Old Thomas

Thomas Godet

as Child Thomas

Gisela Uhlen

as Old Evelyne

Jo De Backer

as Adult Thomas

Mireille Perrier

as Adult Evelyne

Sandrine Blancke

as Alice

Peter Böhlke

as Old Alfred

Didier Ferney

as Adult Alfred

Hugo Harold-Harrison

as Child Alfred

Pascal Duquenne

as Adult Cèlestin

Karim Moussati

as Child Cèlestin

Léopold Verlaine-Corbion

as Baby Thomas

Maxime Verspecht

as Thomas at 1

Alice van Dormael

as Thomas at 1

Damien Delaunoy

as Thomas at 3

Nicolas Duvauchel

as Leader of Children's Gang

Josse De Pauw

as Pilot