Where the Heart Is
1998, French. Directed by Robert Guédiguian.
From the director of Marius et Jeannette, this story of two working-class families is a fable with an optimist streak. A young black man, Francois, is wrongly accused of rape by a racist policeman. The story is told in voiceover by his childhood friend, neighbor, and the mother of his future child, Clementine, who is white. The city is Marseilles as in the previous film, symbolic with its churches, prisons and ruins. Except in this film, director Robert Guediguian also ventures outside, taking the story to Sarajevo; two different cities, one devastated by war, the other by a bad economy and unemployment. A la Place du coeur won a Special Jury Prize at the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival and was also shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival and the 1998 Montreal Film Festival.
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Robert GuédiguianDirector
- Ariane AscarideMarianne Patché
- Christine BrücherFrancine Lopez
- Jean-Pierre DarroussinJoël Patché
- Gérard MeylanFranck Lopez
- Alexandre OgouFrancois 'Bébé' Lopez
- Laure RaoustClémentine 'Clim' Patché
- Véronique BalmeSoeurette
- Pierre BanderetMr. d'Assas
- Patrick BonnelJaime
- Djamal BouananeKhalil
- Jacques BoudetMr Levy
- Guillaume CantillonDaniel Corti
Details
- Released
- 9 December 1998
- Original title
- À la place du cœur
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean-Louis Milesi, Robert Guédiguian
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Where the Heart Is runs 113 minutes (1h 53m).
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Which OTT platform is Where the Heart Is on?
Where the Heart Is isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 December 1998. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Where the Heart Is?
If you liked Where the Heart Is, try Welcome to the Sticks, Bed and Board, Two for the Road.
Who directed Where the Heart Is?
Where the Heart Is (1998) was directed by Robert Guédiguian and stars Ariane Ascaride, Christine Brücher, Jean-Pierre Darroussin.