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This Must Be the Place

  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 1h 58m
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6.7/10
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Sean Penn in This Must Be the Place (2011)
Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during WWII.
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Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during W.W.I... Read allCheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during W.W.II.Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during W.W.II.
IMDb RATING
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35K
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  • Director
    • Paolo Sorrentino
  • Writers
    • Paolo Sorrentino(screenplay)
    • Umberto Contarello(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sean Penn
    • Frances McDormand
    • Judd Hirsch
Top credits
  • Director
    • Paolo Sorrentino
  • Writers
    • Paolo Sorrentino(screenplay)
    • Umberto Contarello(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sean Penn
    • Frances McDormand
    • Judd Hirsch
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 97User reviews
    • 205Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 17 nominations

    Videos3

    U.S. Version -- #1
    Trailer 2:08
    U.S. Version -- #1
    U.K. Version
    Trailer 2:33
    U.K. Version
    "Mick Jagger Sang with Me"
    Clip 1:09
    "Mick Jagger Sang with Me"

    Photos120

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    Frances McDormand and Sean Penn in This Must Be the Place (2011)
    Eve Hewson in This Must Be the Place (2011)
    Sean Penn in This Must Be the Place (2011)
    David Byrne in This Must Be the Place (2011)
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    Frances McDormand in This Must Be the Place (2011)
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    David Byrne in This Must Be the Place (2011)
    Sean Penn and Eve Hewson in This Must Be the Place (2011)
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    Top cast

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    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Cheyenne
    Frances McDormand
    Frances McDormand
    • Jane
    Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch
    • Mordecai Midler
    Eve Hewson
    Eve Hewson
    • Mary
    Olwen Fouéré
    Olwen Fouéré
    • Mary's Mother
    Johnny Ward
    Johnny Ward
    • Steven
    Sam Keeley
    Sam Keeley
    • Desmond
    Danielle O'Brien
    • Supermarket Girl #1
    Margaret O'Reilly
    • Supermarket Girl #2
    Mairin O'Donovan
    • Old Lady in Bank
    Simon Delaney
    Simon Delaney
    • Jeffrey
    Jer O'Leary
    Jer O'Leary
    • Old Man in Cemetary
    Master Deng
    • Chinese Tai Chi Teacher
    Jane Myers
    • Jeffrey's Girlfriend
    Heather Fedyk
    • Elevator Woman #1
    Iris Frank
    • Elevator Woman #2
    Andrea Mellos
    • Elevator Woman #3
    Sarab Kamoo
    Sarab Kamoo
    • Elevator Woman #4
    • (as Sara Kamoo)
    • Director
      • Paolo Sorrentino
    • Writers
      • Paolo Sorrentino(screenplay) (story)
      • Umberto Contarello(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Cheyenne is talking with David Byrne, he reveals he lives tortured by the suicide of two teens who were fans of him. This is a recreation of a real-life incident that happened in 1985 in Reno, where two young ones called Raymond Belknap and James Vance made a suicide pact after listening to Judas Priest's songs.
    • Goofs
      Cheyenne refers to the band as "The Talking Heads". David Byrne and group went so far as to name an album "The Name of This Band is Talking Heads" to help people drop the "the".
    • Quotes

      Rachel: No shit! Now I remember you. You sang with Mick Jagger once.

      Cheyenne: I know him. He's a good singer, I like the way he dances.

      Rachel: Listen your cheeseburger is a bit too well done. You don't mind do ya? Unfortunately, that's life!

      Cheyenne: You know what the problem is... Rachel?

      Rachel: What?

      Cheyenne: Without realizing it, we go from an age where we say: "My life will be that" to an age where we say: "That's life."

    • Alternate versions
      The international version is approximately 7-minute shorter than the version screened at the Cannes Film Festival and released in Italy.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Sean Penn Performances (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
      Written by David Byrne (as D. Byrne), Tina Weymouth (as T. Weymouth), Jerry Harrison (as J. Harrison), Chris Frantz (as C. Franz)

      Performed by David Byrne

      (c) Warner Bros. Music Inc. / Index Music Inc.

      Licensed by Warner Bros. Music Italy S.r.l.

    User reviews97

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Beautiful Words
    This film has beautiful performances and words - it's the moments that end up holding the most merit. Otherwise, a lot of it is lost on a practical level. For example, I didn't understand most of the characters' relationships on a completely literal level. How were Mary and her mother related to Cheyenne? What did Mary say in the first scene at the mall coffee shop? Between the unintelligible way they spoke and the (refreshing) non-expositional quality of the movie, you just have to take it as it comes. Much of the dialogue is poetic and nuanced, the performances from each actor are strong, and the photography is fun. I found it to be poetic and wonderful despite its befuddling aspects.
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    • rmgentile
    • Nov 6, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 2011 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • Ireland
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Este debe ser el lugar
    • Filming locations
      • Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Indigo Film
      • Lucky Red
      • Medusa Film
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $143,979
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,754
      • Nov 4, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,928,909
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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