Jacques is 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.
Acting
Brian Cox's volcanic gruffness meets Paul Dano's wounded fragility.
Production
The bar itself—lived-in, decrepit, weirdly aspirational.
Director
Dagur Kári
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dagur Kári's Icelandic background brings an outsider's eye to American urban decay—this isn't romanticised poverty, it's observed.
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