Le Havre
Le Havre
CINEMA2011-09-08
DIGITAL2011-08-10
RegionFI / FR
Runtime94 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A deadpan, beautifully stylized French-Finnish fairy tale celebrating working-class solidarity and quiet human decency.”
Storyline
In the French harbor city of Le Havre, an elderly shoeshiner with an ailing wife crosses paths with a young African refugee pursued by the police for deportation.
DIRECTOR / Director
Aki Kaurismäki
KEYWORDS
refugeegrocerpovertykindnessdogpolicemanshoe shinernorthern francevietnamesegrocery storecherryportfamily dogill wifeadult child friendshipkind man
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