
When young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner and former artist Marcel Marx (André Wilms) takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.
Marcel goes to great lengths to find out Idrissa's story, which leads to Marcel's further task of trying to get Idrissa to London, his original end destination. With beautifully framed and eye-catching composition, Kaurismäki carves out an optimistic and empathetic tale about humanity doing the right thing. An intimate, romantic, tender and humanist story.