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This Must Be the Place
A bored, retired rock star living in Ireland sets out to find his dead father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.
2011 · Directed by Paolo Sorrentino · 118 min · Drama · 18 frames
Tagline
A former rockstar is hunting down a Nazi criminal. This could be his greatest hit.
Crew
- Written by: Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
- Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi
- Edited by: Cristiano Travaglioli
- Music: David Byrne, Will Oldham
- Production design: Stefania Cella
- Produced by: Andrea Occhipinti, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima
Cast
- Sean Penn as Cheyenne
- Olwen Fouéré as Mary's Mother
- Eve Hewson as Mary
- Johnny Ward as Steven
- Sam Keeley as Desmond
- Danielle O'Brien as Supermarket Girl #1
- Margaret O'Reilly as Supermarket Girl #2
- Frances McDormand as Jane
- Mairin O'Donovan as Old Lady in Bank
- Simon Delaney as Jeffrey
Production
- Country: Italy, France, Ireland
- Language: Hebrew, English
- Studios: Indigo Film, Lucky Red, Medusa Film, Element Pictures
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Box office: $11,790,979
- Themes: rock 'n' roll, michigan, parent child relationship, rock star, new mexico, surrealism, dublin, ireland, holocaust (shoah) survivor, relationship, revenge motive
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