Toto the Hero
1991 · 91 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 6,517 VOTES · DIR. Jaco Van Dormael
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 619 lines
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00:01:41 I'll kill you!
00:06:09 You've stolen my life and love.
00:08:04 In the morning, dad goes behind the door.
00:10:23 Your parents are mine, and mine are yours!
00:12:29 One day, dad fell in mum's garden.
00:16:53 Is it yours?
00:19:35 And I'll protect my daddy from nasty Mr. Kant!
00:23:03 No, you must ask.
00:29:07 You were warned!
00:31:33 You hate camps.
00:34:20 What if someone finds out mum isn't here?
00:36:35 No.
00:39:07 Sit down for a minute.
00:40:58 I thought that was finished.
00:44:07 - Buzz off! - Afraid he's better than you!
00:49:08 Surveyor.
00:52:13 Please, leave me alone. My husband is home.
00:54:46 Ask me the time.
00:57:50 Celestin, I want you to meet someone.
01:00:25 a blonde or a redhead?
01:04:45 I'm out of sorts.
01:09:19 Exactly! That's it!
01:13:30 No, I stopped smoking.
01:16:50 Stop it.
Cast & Characters
Michel Bouquet
Old Thomas
Michel Bouquet
Voice of Adult Thomas
Mireille Perrier
Voice of old Evelyne
Mireille Perrier
Adult Evelyne
Jo De Backer
Adult Thomas
Thomas Godet
Child Thomas
Gisela Uhlen
Old Evelyne
Sandrine Blancke
Alice
Peter Böhlke
Old Alfred
Michel Robin
Old Alfred
Didier Ferney
Adult Alfred
Hugo Harold-Harrison
Child Alfred
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed619
Dialogue density6.8 lines / min
First line00:01:41
Final line01:16:50
Production Record
DirectorJaco Van Dormael
LanguageFrench
Revenue$1,228,153
IMDb votes6,517