The good heart

Synopsis

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.

Release date

11 Sept 2009

Directed by

Dagur Kári

Runtime

1h 35m

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