
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.Status: | Released (2011-09-08) |
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Awards: | 15 wins & 34 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $611,709 |
Screen: | Aki Kaurismäki |
Productions: | Pyramide Productions, Sputnik, Pandora Film, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF/Arte |
Production Countries: | Finland, France, Germany |
Spoken Languages: | Français |

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- 20853: André Wilms - Marcel Marx
- 5999: Kati Outinen - Arletty
- 28463: Jean-Pierre Darroussin - Monet
- 569369: Blondin Miguel - Idrissa
- 53507: Elina Salo - Claire
- 49756: Evelyne Didi - Yvette
- 569370: Quoc Dung Nguyen - Chang
Crews
- 16767: Aki Kaurismäki - Director - Directing
- 16767: Aki Kaurismäki - Writer - Writing
- 16773: Tero Malmberg - Sound Designer - Sound
- 1568637: Olli Pärnänen - Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Sound
- 1551408: Lucas Loubaresse - Second Assistant Director - Directing
- 46259: Reinhard Brundig - Co-Producer - Production
- 2674916: Renaud Gast - Third Assistant Director - Directing
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
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Simple story, well and gently told in Kaurismäki's characteristic style.
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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 disenfra ....
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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 eva ....
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