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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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| Hanna Hemilä | Executive Producer |
| Stéphane Parthenay | Producer |
| Aki Kaurismaki | Producer |
| Karl Baumgartner | Producer |
| Fabienne Vonier | Producer |
| Reinhard Brundig | Producer |
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