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.
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
refugee
grocer
poverty
kindness
dog
policeman
shoe shiner
northern france
vietnamese
grocery store
cherry
port
family dog
ill wife
adult child friendship
kind man
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
André Wilms
Marcel Marx
Kati Outinen
Arletty
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Monet
Blondin Miguel
Idrissa
Elina Salo
Claire
Evelyne Didi
Yvette
Pierre Étaix
Dr. Becker
Jean-Pierre Léaud
The Whistleblower
Umban U'kset
Mahamat
Patrick Bonnel
Detention Centre Manager
Ilkka Koivula
The Italian
Jérôme Boyer
Border Police
Crew
Aki Kaurismäki
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Writer
Reinhard Brundig
Co-Producer
Aki Kaurismäki
Producer
Olli Pärnänen
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wouter Zoon
Production Design
Popular Reviews
91 reviews
Ingmar Wetzel
10.0★ · 05/10/26
I fucking love Ali Kaurismäki
I fucking love Ali Kaurismäki
alicia
8.0★ · 12/29/25
las películas de aki han sido todo para mi este año <3
las películas de aki han sido todo para mi este año <3
Linus Robarth
5.0★ · 11/20/25
Relevant och före sin tid. Otroligt segstartad
Relevant och före sin tid. Otroligt segstartad
Silas Viland
7.0★ · 11/15/25
The film is visually stunning, but thats about it
The film is visually stunning, but thats about it
Isla
8.0★ · 10/14/25
overall I thought it was really great but ultimately a pretty eurocentric narrative. an immigrant taken in by a white man who makes him do things for him despite being on the run from the police while also stealing thousands from his wife to get him to london.. ok. loved the colours tho
overall I thought it was really great but ultimately a pretty eurocentric narrative. an immigrant taken in by a white man who makes him do things for him despite being on the run from the police while also stealing thousands from his wife to get him to london.. ok. loved the colours tho
