The Good Heart
The Good Heart

The Good Heart

Everyone needs a refuge from the world.

6.4(88 votes)
2009
1h 35m
Drama
Comedy
Romance

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.

Production

Nimbus Film, Forensic Films, ShortCut Copenhagen, Palomar Pictures, Wild Bunch, ZDF/Arte, Zik Zak Filmworks, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo

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

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