Le Havre

Le Havre

2011•1h 34m•7.0/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(471)

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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Production

Pyramide Productions, Sputnik, Pandora Film, ARTE France Cinéma, ZDF/Arte

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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

Quoc Dung Nguyen

Chang

François Monnié

Greengrocer

Roberto Piazza

Little Bob

Pierre Étaix

Pierre Étaix

Dr. Becker

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

The Whistleblower

Vincent Lebodo

Francis

Umban U'kset

Umban U'kset

Mahamat

Patrick Bonnel

Patrick Bonnel

Detention Centre Manager

Ilkka Koivula

Ilkka Koivula

The Italian

Myriam "Mimie" Piazza

Mimie

Luce Vigo

Sandwich Vendor

Valérie Caron

Greengrocer's Wife

Jérôme Boyer

Jérôme Boyer

Border Police

Jean-Luc Guion-Firmin

Calais Refugee

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