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In this warm-hearted portrait of the harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (Andre Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. A political fairy tale that mixes the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carné with wry Kaurismäkian comedy,
Original Release
09/08/2011
US Release
10/21/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Andre Wilms | Marcel Marx |
Kati Outinen | Arletty |
Jean-Pierre Darroussin | Monet |
Blondin Miguel | Idrissa |
Elina Salo | Claire |
Evelyne Didi | Yvette |
Quoc Dung Nguyen | Chang |
Laïka | Laïka - Dog / Laïka |
François Monnié | Epicier / Greengrocer |
Little Bob | Little Bob |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Andre Wilms | Marcel Marx |
Kati Outinen | Arletty |
Jean-Pierre Darroussin | Monet |
Blondin Miguel | Idrissa |
Elina Salo | Claire |
Evelyne Didi | Yvette |
Quoc Dung Nguyen | Chang |
Laïka | Laïka - Dog / Laïka |
François Monnié | Epicier / Greengrocer |
Little Bob | Little Bob |
Pierre Étaix | Docteur Becker / Dr. Becker |
Jean-Pierre Leaud | Le dénonciateur / The Whistleblower |
Vincent Lebodo | Francis |
Umban U'kset | Mahamat Saleh / Mahamat |
Patrick Bonnel | Le directeur du centre de rétention / Detention Centre Manager |
Ilkka Koivula | L'Italien / The Italian |
Myriam 'Mimie' Piazza | Mimie |
Luce Vigo | La vendeuse de sandwiches / Sandwich Vendor |
Valérie Caron | Eoupse épicier / Greengrocer's Wife |
Jérôme Boyer | Policier frontière / Border Police |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hanna Hemilä | Executive Producer |
Stéphane Parthenay | Producer |
Aki Kaurismaki | Producer |
Karl Baumgartner | Producer |
Fabienne Vonier | Producer |
Reinhard Brundig | Producer |