This Must Be the Place (film)

This Must Be the Place
Theatrical poster
Directed byPaolo Sorrentino
Screenplay byPaolo Sorrentino
Umberto Contarello
Story byPaolo Sorrentino
Produced byFrancesca Cima
Nicola Giuliano
Andrea Occhipinti
StarringSean Penn
Frances McDormand
CinematographyLuca Bigazzi
Edited byCristiano Travaglioli
Music byDavid Byrne
Production
companies
Lucky Red
Medusa Film
Indigo Film
Eurimages
Pathé
Distributed byElement Pictures
Release dates
  • 20 May 2011 (2011-05-20) (Cannes Film Festival)
  • 14 October 2011 (2011-10-14) (Italy)
  • 21 March 2012 (2012-03-21) (Ireland)
Running time
118 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
Ireland
LanguageEnglish
Budget$28 million[1]
Box office$11,647,000

This Must Be the Place is a 2011 Italian-French-Irish comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino, written by Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello (it) and released in the United States in late 2012.[2] It stars Sean Penn and Frances McDormand. The film deals with a middle-aged wealthy rock star who becomes bored in his retirement and takes on the quest of finding his father's tormentor, a Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the United States.

The film was an Italian-majority production with co-producers in France and Ireland. Principal photography began in August, 2010. Filming took place in Ireland and Italy, as well as the states of Michigan, New Mexico, and New York. The film was in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ax was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 153. ISBN 978-1908215017.