Movie
The Good Heart
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
Cast, crew and production details
About The Good Heart
Cast
Brian CoxJacques
Paul DanoLucas
Stephanie SzostakSarah
Isild Le BescoApril
Bill BuellRoger Verne
Ed WheelerJonathan
Clark MiddletonDimitri
Edmund LyndeckBarberCredits
- Directed by
- Dagur Kári
- Written by
- Dagur Kári
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $3.8M
Production
Nimbus FilmDenmark- Forensic FilmsUnited States
- ShortCut CopenhagenDenmark
- Palomar PicturesUnited States
Wild BunchFrance
ZDF/ArteGermany
