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This Must Be the Place
2011
· Movie
· 118 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Every rating
48–78
out of 100
A retired, wealthy rock star living in Dublin—still sporting his goth makeup—learns that his estranged father is dying. He travels to America and discovers his father was obsessed with finding a Nazi war criminal who tormented him in Auschwitz. The bored former rock star takes up his father's quest, embarking on a surreal road trip across the American West.
Details
- Director
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Writers
- Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
- Studio
- Indigo Film, Lucky Red, Medusa Film, Element Pictures
- Released
- 24 August 2011
- Country
- Italy, France, Ireland
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $11.8M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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| 57th David di Donatello Awards 2012 | Best Director | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
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57th David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |