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Le Havre

Le Havre

7,0 /10 (484 Votes)
2011 FR 94 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

08/09/2011

Votes

484

Popularity

4.4

Genres

Status

Released

Language

FR

Runtime

94 min

Budget

$3,850,000

Revenue

$4,230,854

Website

janusfilms.com
André Wilms

André Wilms

Marcel Marx

Kati Outinen

Kati Outinen

Arletty

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Monet

Blondin Miguel

Blondin Miguel

Idrissa

Elina Salo

Elina Salo

Claire

Evelyne Didi

Evelyne Didi

Yvette

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Quoc Dung Nguyen

Chang

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François Monnié

Greengrocer

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Roberto Piazza

Little Bob

Pierre Étaix

Pierre Étaix

Dr. Becker

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

The Whistleblower

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Vincent Lebodo

Francis

Umban U'kset

Umban U'kset

Mahamat

Patrick Bonnel

Patrick Bonnel

Detention Centre Manager

Ilkka Koivula

Ilkka Koivula

The Italian

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Myriam "Mimie" Piazza

Mimie

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Luce Vigo

Sandwich Vendor

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Valérie Caron

Greengrocer's Wife

Jérôme Boyer

Jérôme Boyer

Border Police

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Jean-Luc Guion-Firmin

Calais Refugee

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Pierre Morineau

Container Park Night Guard

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Johann Rioux

CRS Commander

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Julien Flematti

Trigger-happy CRS Guard

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Éric Duteil

Medic

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Corinne Belet

Nurse

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Dominique Lepagne

Nurse

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Anne Lizy

Nurse

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Pierre Richards

Dock Worker

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Loïc Jamet

Dock Worker 2

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Nico Garotin

Band Member

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Bertrand Couloume

Band Member

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Nicolas Noël

Band Member

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Gilles Mallet

Band Member

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Gilles Adam

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

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Patrick Leboucher

"La Moderne" Regular

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Michel Lacaille

"La Moderne" Regular

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Stéphane Livonnen

"La Moderne" Regular

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Arnaud Clément

"La Moderne" Customer

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Dominique Comont

"La Moderne" Customer

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Alain Guillot

"La Moderne" Customer

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Philippe Hubschwerlin

"La Moderne" Customer

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Franck Durand

"La Moderne" Customer

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Christian Amyard

Docker

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Rudy Amyard

Docker

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Brice Augé

Docker

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Lucas Loubaresse

Assassin

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Ireneusz (Irek) Spiewak

Assassin

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Gilles Charmant

Shoe Shop Manager

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Mary Berkelmans

Housewife

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Seluna Lemercier

Housewife

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Fanette Martinie

Housewife

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Rémi Pradinas

Priest

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Stéphane Parthenay

Priest

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Alain Chapelain

Accordionist

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Rachid Bessal

Calais Refugee

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Oumar Ly

Calais Refugee

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Emmanuel Ingweiller

Photographer

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Matthieu Hébert

Bartender

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Frank Atinault

Fisherman

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Dominique Mare

Fisherman

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Brice Niel

Fisherman

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Alban Rutten

Fisherman

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Franck Rutten

Fisherman

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Andres Gomez

2014-04-05

⭐ 6

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

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CRCulver

2018-09-01

⭐ 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 lower class, but on a socioeconomic strata arguably lower than them: illegal immigrants. Middle-aged shoeshiner Marcel (André Wilms), who lives in a run-down neighbourhood with loving wife Arletty (Kati Outinen) meets Idrissa (Blondin Miguel), a child who has found his way from Gabon to France inside …

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-10-16

⭐ 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 and whilst in flight encounters the slightly down-at-heel "Marcel" (André Wilms). The older man takes pity on this nervous new arrival and takes him into his home whilst they decide what's best to do next. It's a small town community and pretty quickly just about everyone at the local pub knows who a…

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