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Simple story, well and gently told in Kaurismäki's characteristic style.
Le Havre
- Drama
- Comedy
9/8/2011
94
Storyline
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.
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- Revenue:
- $4,230,854
- Budget:
- $3,850,000
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Cast
André WilmsMarcel Marx
Kati OutinenArletty- Jean-Pierre DarroussinMonet
- Blondin MiguelIdrissa
- Elina SaloClaire
- Evelyne DidiYvette
- Quoc Dung NguyenChang
- François MonniéGreengrocer
- Roberto PiazzaLittle Bob
- Pierre ÉtaixDr. Becker
- Jean-Pierre LéaudThe Whistleblower
- Vincent LebodoFrancis
- Umban U'ksetMahamat
- Patrick BonnelDetention Centre Manager
- Ilkka KoivulaThe Italian
- Myriam "Mimie" PiazzaMimie
Reviews
CRCulver
In the 2011 production LE HAVRE, the Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki steps away from his usual Helsinki setting for the first in what will be a trilogy of films in Western European port cities. Always rooting for the underdogs, Kaurismäki this time concentrates not just on the disenfranchised urban lower class, but on a socioeconomic strata arguably lower than them: illegal immigrants. Middle-aged shoeshiner Marcel (André Wilms), who lives in a run-down neighbourhood with loving wife Arletty (Kati Outinen) meets Idrissa (Blondin Miguel), a child who has found his way from Gabon to France inside a shipping container. Marcel decides to shelter the boy and see him on to England, his intended destination, but detective Monet (Jean-Pierre Darrouss...