
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.
6.4
93 reviewsRuntime: 95 min.
Budget: $3,800,000
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 2009-09-11
Director(s): Dagur Kári
Production: Nimbus Film, Forensic Films, ShortCut Copenhagen, Palomar Pictures, Wild Bunch, ZDF/Arte, Zik Zak Filmworks, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Languages: English, Italian
IMDB: tt0808285
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Brian Cox is excellent! As the characters transition and grow during the movie, you will laugh and cry.