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Toto the Hero

Recently Added • Drama, Fantasy, PG-13

Thomas is obsessed with the idea he was swapped at birth with his neighbour Alfred during a hospital fire. Believing the wealthy and privileged Alfred has lived the life he should have had Thomas is heart broken by the loss of his sister and plots his revenge, imagining himself to be the secret agent, Toto the Hero. Cutting between past and present, comedy and tragedy Van Dormael's Cannes-prize-winning fantasy is a funny and magical journey in the spirit of Cinema Paradiso and My Life as a Dog.

Tags
Childhood, Fantasy
Cast
Michel Bouquet voice of adult Thomas
Mireille Perrier voice of adult Evelyne
Sandrine Blancke Alice
Thomas Godet young Thomas
Jo de Backer adult Thomas
Crew
Jaco van Dormael director

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