A resolutely naturalistic portrait of a young Albanian woman… Low-key artistry, immaculate construction and a fine persormance by relative newcomer Arta Dobroshi… Afirms the Dardennes’ offhand skill at orchestrating momentous drama.
VARIETY

Dobroshi is luminous and Dardenne regular Renier is always compelling.
SCREEN DAILY

The unfussy skill with which Lorna’s Silence unfurls, wrong-footing and surprising us on a number of occasions, would put most Hollywood directors to shame… The film confirms the directors as masters of contemporary humanist cinema.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, UK
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Cannes Jury President Sean Penn announced last week that he and his collegues would be watching out for a “film of our times”, and the Dardennes’ Lorna’s Silence is certainly that.
THE INDEPENDENT, UK
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A bracing, delicate and profound human drama.
INDIEWIRE

More courageous and better crafted than the vast majority of the planet’s cinematic output
EYE WEEKLY

Lorna is a pleasure to behold – magnetically shuffling between open vulnerability and devout resilience.
LUMIÈRE

I consider the Dardennes’ latest picture outstanding (and, furthermore, surprising) in ways that belie its strangely jaded reception.
SLANT MAGAZINE