Toto the Hero

Toto the Hero

1991 · 91 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama, Comedy, Fantasy

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.

Directed by Jaco Van Dormael · Written by Jaco Van Dormael

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