Le Havre

Sep 8, 2011

1h 34m

★ 7.0

Overview

In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Pyramide Productions

Sputnik

Pandora Film

ARTE France Cinéma

ZDF/Arte

Le Havre Trailers

Cast

Marcel Marx

André Wilms

Arletty

Kati Outinen

Monet

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Idrissa

Blondin Miguel

Claire

Elina Salo

Yvette

Evelyne Didi

Chang

Quoc Dung Nguyen

Greengrocer

François Monnié

Little Bob

Roberto Piazza

Dr. Becker

Pierre Étaix

The Whistleblower

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Francis

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