Le Havre is a Sundance and Toronto Film Festival selection and Finland’s official submission for Foreign Language Oscar consideration. In the French harbor city that gives the film its name, fate throws young African refugee Idrissa into the path of Marcel Marx, a well-spoken bohemian who works as a shoeshiner. With innate optimism and the unwavering support of his community, Marcel stands up to officials doggedly pursuing the boy for deportation. A political fairy tale that exists somewhere between the reality of contemporary France and the classic cinema of Jean-Pierre Melville and Marcel Carné, Le Havre is a charming, deadpan delight.

When: Thursday, March 8, 7:00 PM
Where: Earth House 237 North East Street Indianapolis, 46202

Cost: $10. A pass for Indy Film Fest’s series of six films is $40. Tickets available here.