The Good Heart

2009 6.2 (82 votes) 1h 35m

Genres

Drama Comedy Romance

Production Companies

Nimbus Film
Forensic Films
ShortCut Copenhagen
Palomar Pictures
Wild Bunch
ZDF/Arte
Zik Zak Filmworks
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo

Everyone needs a refuge from the world.

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.