The Good Heart
“Everyone needs a refuge from the world.”
2009•R•1h 35m•6.4•Released
DramaComedyRomance
Jacques is the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas, a homeless young man who has already given up on life. Determined to keep his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing.
Director
Dagur Kári
Writer
Dagur Kári
Budget
$4M
Languages
English, Italian
Studio
Nimbus Film
Cast
Brian Cox
Jacques
Paul Dano
Lucas
Stephanie Szostak
Sarah
Isild Le Besco
April
Bill Buell
Roger Verne
Ed Wheeler
Jonathan
Clark Middleton
Dimitri
Edmund Lyndeck
Barber
Daniel Raymont
Markus
Damian Young
Roddie
André De Shields
Sooty
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Psychiatrist
Larry Pine
Laugh Therapist
Nicolas Bro
Ib Dolby
Production
Company
Nimbus Film
Company
Forensic Films
Company
ShortCut Copenhagen
Company
Palomar Pictures
Company
Wild Bunch
Company
ZDF/Arte
Company
Zik Zak Filmworks
Company
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Producer
Skuli Fr. Malmquist
Producer
Thor Sigurjonsson
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