CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 1h 53m

Where the Heart Is

61%(20)IMDbComedyDramaRomance

From the director of Marius et Jeannette, this story of two working-class families is a fable with an optimist streak. A young black man, Francois, is wrongly accused of rape by a racist policeman. The story is told in voiceover by his childhood friend, neighbor, and the mother of his future child, Clementine, who is white. The city is Marseilles as in the previous film, symbolic with its churches, prisons and ruins. Except in this film, director Robert Guediguian also ventures outside, taking the story to Sarajevo; two different cities, one devastated by war, the other by a bad economy and unemployment. A la Place du coeur won a Special Jury Prize at the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival and was also shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival and the 1998 Montreal Film Festival.

Directed byRobert Guédiguian

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
FR
Released
December 9, 1998
Studios
Agat Films & Cie / Ex NihiloCanal+Diaphana Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ariane Ascaride

Ariane Ascaride

Marianne Patché

Christine Brücher

Christine Brücher

Francine Lopez

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Joël Patché

Gérard Meylan

Gérard Meylan

Franck Lopez

Alexandre Ogou

Alexandre Ogou

Francois 'Bébé' Lopez

Laure Raoust

Clémentine 'Clim' Patché

Véronique Balme

Soeurette

Pierre Banderet

Pierre Banderet

Mr. d'Assas

Patrick Bonnel

Patrick Bonnel

Jaime

Djamal Bouanane

Khalil

Creative team
Directed by
Robert Guédiguian
Robert Guédiguian
Written by
Robert Guédiguian
Robert Guédiguian
Jean-Louis Milesi
Jean-Louis Milesi
Produced by
Gilles Sandoz
Gilles Sandoz

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