The Good Heart (2009)

Everyone needs a refuge from the world.

Movie · Drama, Comedy, Romance · 1h 35m · Rated 6.4/10 on TMDB · Released September 11, 2009

Overview

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.

Directed by Dagur Kári

Cast

• Brian Cox as Jacques
• Paul Dano as Lucas
• Stephanie Szostak as Sarah
• Isild Le Besco as April
• Bill Buell as Roger Verne
• Ed Wheeler as Jonathan
• Clark Middleton as Dimitri
• Edmund Lyndeck as Barber
• Daniel Raymont as Markus
• Damian Young as Roddie
• André De Shields as Sooty
• Stephen McKinley Henderson as Psychiatrist

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