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Le Havre
In the French harbor city of Le Havre, an elderly shoeshiner with an ailing wife crosses paths with a young African refugee pursued by the police for deportation.
2011 · Directed by Aki Kaurismäki · 94 min · Drama · Comedy · 9 frames
Crew
- Written by: Aki Kaurismäki
- Cinematography: Timo Salminen
- Edited by: Timo Linnasalo
- Production design: Wouter Zoon
- Produced by: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast
- André Wilms as Marcel Marx
- Kati Outinen as Arletty
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Monet
- Blondin Miguel as Idrissa
- Elina Salo as Claire
- Evelyne Didi as Yvette
- Quoc Dung Nguyen as Chang
- François Monnié as Greengrocer
- Roberto Piazza as Little Bob
- Pierre Étaix as Dr. Becker
Production
- Country: Finland, France, Germany
- Language: French
- Studios: Pyramide Productions, Sputnik, Pandora Film, ARTE France Cinéma
- Budget: $3,850,000
- Box office: $4,230,854
- Themes: refugee, grocer, poverty, kindness, dog, policeman, shoe shiner, northern france, vietnamese, grocery store
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