ITALY · 2011

This Must Be the Place

Paolo Sorrentino
revenge father-son relationship war crimes redemption identity
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Synopsis

A bored, retired rock star living in Ireland sets out to find his dead father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.

Year2011
CountryItaly
DirectorPaolo Sorrentino
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Cinematic threads
4 films that influenced it
Paris, Texas 1984 · Wim Wenders Down By Law 1986 · Jim Jarmusch Stranger Than Paradise 1984 · Jim Jarmusch The Straight Story 1999 · David Lynch
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