Le Havre

Le Havre
7.0

Le Havre

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Directed by: Aki Kaurismäki

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.

Reviews (3)

  • Andres Gomez (Rated: 6)

    Simple story, well and gently told in Kaurismäki's characteristic style.

  • CRCulver (Rated: 5)

    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 disenfranchised urban lo...

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)

    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 evade his captors a...

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