The Good Heart (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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,800,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.2794 |
Directed By
Dagur Kári
Crew
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Dagur Kári
Skuli Fr. Malmquist
Thor Sigurjonsson
Robin O'Hara
Dagur Kári
Scott Macaulay
Andri Steinn Guðjónsson
Leo Won
Ásta Hafthórsdóttir
Ana Katharina Dreschsler
Drifa Freyju-Ármannsdottir
Hálfdán Pedersen
Rasmus Videbæk
Helga Rós Hannam
Mary Cooke
Slowblow
Ásta Hafthórsdóttir
Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee
Christian Einshøj
Roy Farfel
TOP CAST
Brian Cox
Jacques
Paul Dano
Lucas
Stephanie Szostak
Sarah
Isild Le Besco
April
Bill Buell
Roger Verne
Ed Wheeler
Jonathan
Clark Middleton
Dimitri
Edmund Lyndeck
Barber
Daniel Raymont
Markus
Damian Young
Roddie
André De Shields
Sooty
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Psychiatrist
Larry Pine
Laugh Therapist
Nicolas Bro
Ib Dolby
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