Le Havre
Comedy, Drama
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2011
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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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Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
8 Sep 2011
Country:
FI, FR, DE
Languages:
French
Budget:
$3,850,000
Revenue:
$4,230,854
Awards:
15 wins & 34 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
We are so held by the film's impact that its ending, surprise or not, is like a bonus.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
19 Jun 2013
fresh:
Endearingly quirky, just this side of precious, but so warm and deftly executed that you go along with it.
– Jon Frosch,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar 2012
fresh:
"Le Havre" is a passing fancy of a film, but it passes quite nicely indeed.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
13 Jan 2012
fresh:
'Tis the season, so the saying goes. And when it comes to Aki Kaurismaki, it holds true. The Finnish writer-director arrives bearing a gift wrapped in a contemporary immigration fable.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
2 Dec 2011
fresh:
If the bummers and ambiguity of some of this season's movies are getting you down - or, hey, just the bummers and ambiguities of life - make your way to Le Havre. You won't be sorry.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
25 Nov 2011