Dir: Aki Kaurismäki, Finland, 2011, 93 mins, Cert: PG.
Starring: André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Blondin Miguel, Elina Salo.
The movie’s protagonist Marcel Marx (Wilms) is a middle-aged shoe-shine boy with an upstanding wife Arletty, a faithful dog, a natural belief in fraternité, and a mystical sense of calling. His opportunity for comradely action comes when he meets a young Senegalese boy, who was separated from his stowaway family and is being sought by the French authorities as an illegal alien. Despite the complication of Arletty’s terminal illness, the snooping of grim-faced inspector Monet and the machinations of the neighbourhood snitch, Marcel is able rally the denizens of Le Havre’s old fishermen’s quarter to the boy’s aid, complete with a “trendy charity concert”.
Winner - International Critics Prize, Cannes Film Festival 2011
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Event date & time: 04.12.2012 at 20:00
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