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The Good Heart

Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: April 30, 2010

Summary: Brian Cox stars as Jacques, 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, schooling him in the male-centric laws of his alcoholic clubhouse: no new customers, no fraternizing with customers and, absolutely no women. Lucas is a quick study, but their friendship is put to the test when the distraught and beautiful April shows up at the bar seeking shelter, and Lucas insists they help her out. (Magnolia Pictures)

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Runtime:	95 min
Rating:	Rated R for language and a disturbing image.
Production:	Palomar Pictures
Genres:	Drama
Countries:	USA, Germany, France, Denmark, Iceland
Language:	English
Home Release Date:	Aug 10, 2010

Director	Credit
Dagur Kári	Director

Writer	Credit
Dagur Kári	Writer

Cast	Credit
André De Shields	Sooty
Bill Buell	Roger Verne
Brian Cox	Jacques
Clark Middleton	Dimitri
Damian Young	Roddie
Daniel Raymont	Markus
Edmund Lyndeck	Barber
Elissa Middleton	Mattie
Isild Le Besco	April
Michael J. Burg	Actor
Naeem Uzimann	Stress Out Excerciser
Nicolas Bro	Ib Dolby
Paul Dano	Lucas
Stephanie Szostak	Sarah
Stephen Henderson	Psychiatrist
Susan Blommaert	Nurse Nora

Producer	Credit
Birgitte Skov	Co-Producer
Hlín Jóhannesdóttir	Line Producer
Jimmy Price	Line Producer
Peter Nadermann	Co-Producer
Robin O'Hara	Executive Producer
Scott Macaulay	Executive Producer
Sigrid Strohmann	Associate Producer
Sigurjon Sighvatsson	Executive Producer
Skuli Fr. Malmquist	Producer
Thor Sigurjonsson	Producer