Taglines: A former rock star is hunting down a Nazi criminal…This could be his greatest hit.
Cheyenne, a wealthy former rock star (Penn), now bored and jaded in his retirement embarks on a quest to find his father’s persecutor, an ex-Nazi war criminal now hiding out in the U.S. Learning his father is close to death, he travels to New York in the hope of being reconciled with him during his final hours, only to arrive too late.
Having been estranged for over 30 years, it is only now in death that he learns the true extent of his father’s humiliation in Auschwitz at the hands of former SS Officer Aloise Lange – an event he is determined to avenge. So begins a life-altering journey across the heartland of America to track down and confront his father’s nemesis.
As his quest unfolds, Cheyenne is reawakened by the people he encounters and his journey is transformed into one of reconciliation and self discovery. As his date with destiny arrives and he tracks down Lange, Cheyenne must finally decide if it is redemption he seeks ….or revenge. Starring two time Academy Award winner Sean Penn and marking the much-anticipated English-language debut of acclaimed director Paolo Sorrentino, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE is a gripping examination of a man on the precipice of obsession.
This Must Be the Place is a 2011 European drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino, written by Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello (it) and released in the United States in late 2012. 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.
This Must Be the Place (2012)
Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch, Olwen Fouéré, Eve Hewson, Johnny Ward, Sam Keeley, Danielle O’Brien, Margaret O’Reilly, Mairin O’Donovan, Simon Delaney
Screenplay by: Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
Production Design by: Stefania Cella
Cinematography by: Luca Bigazzi
Film Editing by: Cristiano Travaglioli
Costume Design by: Karen Patch
Art Direction by: dooner, Irene O’Brien
Music by: David Byrne, Will Oldham
MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexual content and brief disturbing images.
Distributed by: The Weinstein Company
Release Date: November 2, 2012
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