Le Havre

Living in the portside city of Le Havre, Marcel leads a simple life, spending his days shining the shoes of the middle-class, before retiring to his beloved wife, Arletty. But after a chance encounter with an illegal immigrant boy, Idrissa, Marcel feels his life has been restored to him: now his purpose is to protect his new protégé from the watchful eye of the customs official, Monet...