Toto the Hero

Toto the Hero
VHS artwork
Directed byJaco Van Dormael
Bénédicte Liénard
(assistant director)
Written byDidier De Neck
Pascal Lonhay
Jaco Van Dormael
Laurette Vankeerberghen
Produced byPierre Drouot
Dany Geys
Luciano Gloor
StarringMichel Bouquet
Jo De Backer
Mireille Perrier
Gisela Uhlen
CinematographyWalther van den Ende
Edited bySusana Rossberg
Music byPierre van Dormael
Release date
  • 16 May 1991 (1991-05-16)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
Germany
LanguageFrench
Box office1 million admissions (Europe)[1]

Toto the Hero (French: Toto le héros) is a 1991 Belgian film (co-produced with France and Germany) by Belgian film director and screenwriter Jaco Van Dormael. It won the Caméra d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991, and the César Award for Best Foreign Film in 1992. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

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  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences