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2009

The Good Heart

Directed by Dagur Kári
Everyone needs a refuge from the world.

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.

Duration

1h 35m

Released

September 11, 2009

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Cast14

  • Brian Cox
  • Paul Dano
  • Stephanie Szostak
  • Isild Le Besco
  • Bill Buell
  • Ed Wheeler
  • Clark Middleton
  • Edmund Lyndeck
  • Daniel Raymont

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