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LE HAVRE

Aki Kaurismäki | 2011 | 93 MINS
Finland/France | Subtitles
Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes 2011, and nominee for the Palme D’Or, this Aki Kaurismäki gem shines a hopeful spotlight on the plight of refugees, still incredibly relevant today.

In Detail

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.

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