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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
DK
Genres:
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Release:
September 2009
Production:
Nimbus Film, Forensic Films, ShortCut Copenhagen, Palomar Pictures, Wild Bunch, ZDF/Arte, Zik Zak Filmworks, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Cast:
Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Stephanie Szostak, Isild Le Besco, Bill Buell, Ed Wheeler, Clark Middleton, Edmund Lyndeck, Daniel Raymont, Damian Young, Andr茅 De Shields, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Larry Pine, Nicolas Bro
Tags:
friendship, homeless person, san francisco, california, suicide attempt, melancholy, tavern, heart transplant, empathetic
