Le Havre

Marcel Marx, a former bohemian and struggling author, has given up his literary ambitions and relocated to the port city Le Havre. He leads a simple life based around his wife Arletty, his favourite bar and his not too profitable profession as a shoeshiner. As Arletty suddenly becomes seriously ill, Marcel's path crosses with an underage illegal immigrant from Africa, who needs Marcel's help to hide from the police.

Keywords

  • Arthouse
  • Award Winning
  • Philippe Grégoire
  • Politics: Human Rights
  • Screen: Scandinavia
  • Aging
  • family
  • friendship
  • politics
  • refugees

Actors

  • André Wilms
  • Kati Outinen
  • Jean-Pierre Darroussin
  • Blondin Miguel
  • Elina Salo
  • Evelyne Didi

Director

  • Aki Kaurismäki

Comedy


1h 29min


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Finland
France
Germany
2011
Aki Kaurismäki's heart-warming dramedy has won over 15 international awards.

Aki Kaurismäki's heart-warming dramedy has won over 15 international awards.


Marcel Marx, a former bohemian and struggling author, has given up his literary ambitions and relocated to the port city Le Havre.


He leads a simple life based around his wife Arletty, his favourite bar and his not too profitable profession as a shoeshiner. As Arletty suddenly becomes seriously ill, Marcel's path crosses with an underage illegal immigrant from Africa, who needs Marcel's help to hide from the police.

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