| Title | Le Havre (2011) |
| Runtime | 1 hr. 33 min. |
| Director | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Country | Finland, France, Germany |
| Studio | Criterion Collection |
| Genres | Drama |
| Description | In this warmhearted portrait of the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (André Wilms), a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carné, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight. |