Drama Comedy
In the French harbor city of Le Havre, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoe-shiner. With innate optimism and the tireless support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials pursuing the boy for deportation.
Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
Written by
Aki Kaurismäki
André Wilms
Marcel Marx
Jean-Pierre Léaud
The Whistleblower
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Monet
Evelyne Didi
Yvette
Kati Outinen
Arletty
Elina Salo
Claire
Ilkka Koivula
The Italian
Patrick Bonnel
Detention Centre Manager
Blondin Miguel
Idrissa
Pierre Étaix
Dr. Becker
Jérôme Boyer
Border Police
Umban U'kset
Mahamat
Quoc Dung Nguyen
Chang
François Monnié
Greengrocer
Roberto Piazza
Little Bob
Vincent Lebodo
Francis
Myriam "Mimie" Piazza
Mimie
Luce Vigo
Sandwich Vendor
Valérie Caron
Greengrocer's Wife
Jean-Luc Guion-Firmin
Calais Refugee
Pierre Morineau
Container Park Night Guard
Johann Rioux
CRS Commander
Julien Flematti
Trigger-happy CRS Guard
Éric Duteil
Medic
Corinne Belet
Nurse
Dominique Lepagne
Nurse
Anne Lizy
Nurse
Pierre Richards
Dock Worker
Loïc Jamet
Dock Worker 2
Nico Garotin
Band Member
Bertrand Couloume
Band Member
Nicolas Noël
Band Member
Gilles Mallet
Band Member
Gilles Adam
"La Moderne" Regular / Prefect of Police (voice)
Patrick Leboucher
"La Moderne" Regular
Michel Lacaille
"La Moderne" Regular
Stéphane Livonnen
"La Moderne" Regular
Arnaud Clément
"La Moderne" Customer
Dominique Comont
"La Moderne" Customer
Alain Guillot
"La Moderne" Customer
Philippe Hubschwerlin
"La Moderne" Customer
Franck Durand
"La Moderne" Customer
Christian Amyard
Docker
Rudy Amyard
Docker
Brice Augé
Docker
Ireneusz (Irek) Spiewak
Assassin
Mary Berkelmans
Housewife
Seluna Lemercier
Housewife
Alain Chapelain
Accordionist
Rachid Bessal
Calais Refugee
Oumar Ly
Calais Refugee
Emmanuel Ingweiller
Photographer
Matthieu Hébert
Bartender
Frank Atinault
Fisherman
Dominique Mare
Fisherman
Brice Niel
Fisherman
Alban Rutten
Fisherman
Franck Rutten
Fisherman

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