The Good Heart

The Good Heart

2009
1h 35m
6.4

6.4/10

93 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy Romance

"Everyone needs a refuge from the world."

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $3,800,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Nimbus Film Forensic Films ShortCut Copenhagen Palomar Pictures Wild Bunch ZDF/Arte Zik Zak Filmworks Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Production Countries
Denmark France Iceland United States of America
Spoken Languages
Italian English

Keywords

friendship homeless person san francisco, california suicide attempt melancholy tavern heart transplant empathetic

Quick Facts

Release Date September 11, 2009
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0808285
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Cast

Brian Cox
Brian Cox

Jacques

Paul Dano
Paul Dano

Lucas

Stephanie Szostak
Stephanie Szostak

Sarah

Isild Le Besco
Isild Le Besco

April

Bill Buell
Bill Buell

Roger Verne

Ed Wheeler
Ed Wheeler

Jonathan

Clark Middleton
Clark Middleton

Dimitri

Edmund Lyndeck
Edmund Lyndeck

Barber

Daniel Raymont
Daniel Raymont

Markus

Damian Young
Damian Young

Roddie

André De Shields
André De Shields

Sooty

Stephen McKinley Henderson
Stephen McKinley Henderson

Psychiatrist

Key Crew

Dagur Kári
Director
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Executive Producer
Skuli Fr. Malmquist
Producer
Thor Sigurjonsson
Producer
Robin O'Hara
Executive Producer
Dagur Kári
Screenplay
Scott Macaulay
Executive Producer