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08/09/2011 Drama, Comedy 1h 34m
70
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Overview

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.

  1. Aki Kaurismäki

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. André Wilms

    Marcel Marx

  2. Kati Outinen

    Arletty

  3. Jean-Pierre Darroussin

    Monet

  4. Blondin Miguel

    Idrissa

  5. Elina Salo

    Claire

  6. Evelyne Didi

    Yvette

  7. Quoc Dung Nguyen

    Chang

  8. François Monnié

    Greengrocer

  9. Roberto Piazza

    Little Bob

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-10-16
When a dockworker hears some strange noises emanating from a box recently arrived from Gabon, he's maybe not so surprised to discover that it's cargo is human - and bound for London. Detained by the immigration officials, the young and nimble "Idrissa" (Blondin Miguel) manages to evade his captors and whilst in flight encounters the slightly down-at-heel "Marcel" (André Wilms). The older man takes pity on this nervous new arrival and takes him into his home whilst they decide what's best to do next. It's a small town community and pretty quickly just about everyone at the local pub knows who ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$3,850,000.00

Revenue
$4,230,854.00

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