Le Havre

Le Havre

94 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 8, 2011

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.

Le Havre

94 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 8, 2011

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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers ARTE France Cinéma, Pandora Film, Pyramide Productions, Sputnik, ZDF/Arte
Original title Le Havre
Directors Gilles Charmant, Aki Kaurismäki
Writers Aki Kaurismäki

Cast

André Wilms

as Marcel Marx

Kati Outinen

as Arletty

Blondin Miguel

as Idrissa

Elina Salo

as Claire

Evelyne Didi

as Yvette

Quoc Dung Nguyen

as Chang

Laïka

as Laïka

François Monnié

as Greengrocer

Roberto Piazza

as Little Bob

Pierre Étaix

as Dr. Becker

Jean-Pierre Léaud

as The Whistleblower

Vincent Lebodo

as Francis

Umban U'kset

as Mahamat

Patrick Bonnel

as Detention Centre Manager

Ilkka Koivula

as The Italian

Luce Vigo

as Sandwich Vendor

Valérie Caron

as Greengrocer's Wife

Jérôme Boyer

as Border Police

Jean-Luc Guion-Firmin

as Calais Refugee

Pierre Morineau

as Container Park Night Guard

Johann Rioux

as CRS Commander

Julien Flematti

as Trigger-happy CRS Guard

Éric Duteil

as Medic

Corinne Belet

as Nurse

Anne Lizy

as Nurse

Pierre Richards

as Dock Worker

Loïc Jamet

as Dock Worker #2

Nico Garotin

as Band Member

Bertrand Couloume

as Band Member

Nicolas Noël

as Band Member

Gilles Mallet

as Band Member

Gilles Adam

as "La Moderne" Regular / Prefect of Police (voice)

Patrick Leboucher

as "La Moderne" Regular

Michel Lacaille

as "La Moderne" Regular

Stéphane Livonnen

as "La Moderne" Regular

Arnaud Clément

as "La Moderne" Customer

Dominique Comont

as "La Moderne" Customer

Alain Guillot

as "La Moderne" Customer

Philippe Hubschwerlin

as "La Moderne" Customer

Franck Durand

as "La Moderne" Customer

Christian Amyard

as Docker

Rudy Amyard

as Docker

Brice Augé

as Docker

Lucas Loubaresse

as Assassin

Gilles Charmant

as Shoe Shop Manager

Mary Berkelmans

as Housewife

Seluna Lemercier

as Housewife

Fanette Martinie

as Housewife

Rémi Pradinas

as Priest

Alain Chapelain

as Accordionist

Rachid Bessal

as Calais Refugee

Oumar Ly

as Calais Refugee

Emmanuel Ingweiller

as Photographer

Matthieu Hébert

as Bartender

Frank Atinault

as Fisherman

Dominique Mare

as Fisherman

Brice Niel

as Fisherman

Alban Rutten

as Fisherman

Franck Rutten

as Fisherman