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Element Pictures
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Indigo Film
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This Must Be the Place
A former rockstar is hunting down a Nazi criminal. This could be his greatest hit.
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.
- Original title
- This Must Be the Place
- Language
- EN
- Country
- FR
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Revenue
- $11,790,979
Wuchak
Jun 27, 2026 · via TMDB
**_Penn as a soft-spoken Socrates-like retired Goth rocker, not to mention Nazi hunter_** His character is named Cheyenne, a weirdo-genius modeled after Robert Smith of The Cure with a dash of Ozzy and Edward Scissorhands. CC DeVille with a black wig is another comparison. Meanwhile, the band ‘Cheyenne and the Fellows’ was inspired by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Cheyenne is 20 years past his prime but is able to live off royalties in Dublin with his firefighter wife (Frances McDormand). While he’s sorta bottled up and fears flying, he’s compelled to take a sojourn to America due to his dying Jewish father and attend to his unfinished business. As he travels from state-to-state he unconsciously helps others, as well as personally grows. Highlights include: Cheyenne’s curious friendship with a young female that people mistake for his daughter (Eve Hewson); his softly spoken insights, which show that he’s in tune more than most, except when he talks with David Byrne and vents his buried issues; his brief relationship with a woman & her boy in rural New Mexico (Kerry Condon) and his corresponding respect for marital parameters. This is just a taste of the gems in this quirky, lyrical oddity. There are a couple of issues, however, such as the insinuation that smoking cigarettes is a sign of majority. I would offer that it’s a sign of nicotine addiction and folly, even immaturity. Then there’s the dubious closing message, which I’ll leave for you to discover. The eccentric flick’s not for everyone, but if you appreciate movies like “Easy Rider,” “Paris, Texas,” “Buffalo '66,” “Almost Famous” and “The Lucky Ones,” it’s worth checking out. It runs 1h 51m and was shot Aug-Oct 2010 in Ireland (Dublin,); Michigan (Bad Axe, Ubly, Kinde and Sterling Heights); and New Mexico (Bingham, Alamogordo, Carrizozo, Eagle Nest, Red River and Questa). Post-production work was done in Rome. GRADE: B/B-
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Sean Penn
Cheyenne
Olwen Fouéré
Mary's Mother
Eve Hewson
Mary
Johnny Ward
Steven
Sam Keeley
Desmond
Frances McDormand
Jane
Simon Delaney
Jeffrey
Jer O'Leary
Old Man in Cemetary
Sarab Kamoo
Elevator Woman #4 (as Sara Kamoo)
Sarah Carroll
Woman on Ship
Liron Levo
Richard
David Byrne
David Byrne
Fritz Weaver
Cheyenne's Father (voice)
Judd Hirsch
Mordecai Midler
Bern Cohen
Rabbi
Shea Whigham
Ernie Ray
Gordon Michaels
Tattooed Guy
Joyce Van Patten
Dorothy Shore
Kerry Condon
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Seth Adkins
Jimmy Ping Pong Kid
Stafford Douglas
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Grant Goodman
Tommy
Boots Southerland
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Davis Gloff
Gun Shopkeeper
Harry Dean Stanton
Robert Plath
Heinz Lieven
Aloise Lange
Stefania Cella
Production Design
Luca Bigazzi
Director of Photography
Luisa Abel
Makeup Department Head
Blaise Corrigan
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Hart
Stunt Coordinator
Paolo Sorrentino
Director
Carlotta Calori
Associate Producer
Stefano Massenzi
Associate Producer
Andrew Lowe
Co-Producer
Ed Guiney
Co-Producer
Michèle Pétin
Co-Producer
Noëlette Buckley
Line Producer
Andrea Occhipinti
Producer
Francesca Cima
Producer
Nicola Giuliano
Producer
Arvo Pärt
Additional Soundtrack
David Byrne
Original Music Composer
Will Oldham
Original Music Composer
Paolo Sorrentino
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Umberto Contarello
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