Le Havre

Comedy, Drama · 2011Not Rated

In this warmhearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carné, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight.

Starring

André Wilms, Aki Kaurismäki, Kati Outinen, Aki Kaurismäki, Aki Kaurismäki, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Timo Salminen, Blondin Miguel, Elina Salo, Karl Baumgartner

Director

Aki Kaurismäki