This Must Be the Place (2011)

• IMDb page: This Must Be the Place (2011)


• Rate: 6.7/10 total 10,270 votes 


• Genre: Comedy | Drama


• Release Date: 24 August 2011 (France)


• Runtime: 118 min | 111 min (cut)


• Filming Location: Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA


• Budget: €25,000,000(estimated)


• Gross: $11,647,000(Worldwide)(17 August 2012)


• Director: Paolo Sorrentino


• Stars: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand and Judd Hirsch|See full cast and crew


• Original Music By: David Byrne  Will Oldham   


• Soundtrack: Gardermoen


• Sound Mix: Dolby | Datasat


• Plot Keyword: Rock | Rock Star | Humiliation | Revenge | New York City

Writing Credits By:

• Paolo Sorrentino (story)


• Paolo Sorrentino (screenplay) &


• Umberto Contarello (screenplay)

Known Trivia

• ‘This Must Be the Place’ was originally the title for Sam Mendes summer comedy Away We Go.


• When he’s talking with David Byrne, Cheyenne reveals to live tortured by the suicide of two teens who were fans of him. This is a recreation of a real-life incident happened in 1985 in Reno, where two young ones called Raymond Belknap and James Vance made a suicide pact after to hear Judas Priest’s songs.

Plot: Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during WWII. Full summary » |  »

Story: 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 Muller – 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 Muller, Cheyenne must finally decide if it is redemption he seeks …Written by Anonymous  

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Synopsis: Cheyenne is a former rock star. At 50 he still dresses goth and lives in Dublin off his royalties.The death of his father, with whom he wasn’t on speaking terms, brings him back to New York. He discovers his father had an obsession: to seek revenge for a humiliation he had suffered.Cheyenne decides to pick up where his father left off, and starts a journey, at his own pace, across America.

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Produced By:

• Ronald M. Bozman known as executive producer


• Carlotta Calori known as associate producer


• Francesca Cima known as producer


• Nicola Giuliano known as producer


• Ed Guiney known as co-producer


• Andrew Lowe known as co-producer


• Stefano Massenzi known as associate producer


• Andrea Occhipinti known as producer


• Viola Prestieri known as executive producer


• Laurent Pétin known as co-producer


• Michèle Pétin known as co-producer


• Mario Spedaletti known as producer


• Louis Tisné known as associate producer

FullCast & Crew:

• Sean Penn known as Cheyenne


• Frances McDormand known as Jane


• Judd Hirsch known as Mordecai Midler


• Eve Hewson known as Mary


• Kerry Condon known as Rachel


• Harry Dean Stanton known as Robert Plath


• Joyce Van Patten known as Dorothy Shore


• David Byrne known as Himself


• Olwen Fouere known as Mary's Mother (as Olwen Fouéré)


• Shea Whigham known as Ernie Ray


• Liron Levo known as Richard


• Simon Delaney known as Jeffery


• Heinz Lieven known as Aloise Lange



• Seth Adkins known as Jimmy


• Peter Carey known as Saks Clerk


• Sarah Carroll known as Woman on Ship


• Ron Coden known as Gun Shop patron


• Bern Cohen known as Rabbi Cohen


• Tim Craiger known as Cowboy Airport Passenger


• Davis Gloff known as Gun Shop Owner


• Grant Goodman known as Tommy


• Kris Graverson known as Saks Shopper


• Robert Herrick known as Airport Business Man


• Jann Hight


• Julia Ho known as Saks Elavator Woman


• Sarab Kamoo known as Saks Woman


• Sam Keeley known as Desmond


• Kef Lee known as Concert Attendee


• Madge Levinson known as Jackie


• Emma Lock known as Telecommunicator (voice)


• Ross Mac Mahon known as Coffee Waiter


• Andrea Mellos


• Gordon Michaels known as Tattoo Mike


• Antonio Monda known as Man on the bench – Central Park


• Ricky Neeble known as Pool Man


• Gavin O'Connor known as Bank employee


• Jer O'Leary known as Bereaved Father in Cemetery


• Nancy Lynette Parker known as Concert Attendee (as Nancy Doetsch)


• Bronwyn Reed known as Escalator Brunette


• Johnny Ward known as Steven


• Fritz Weaver known as Cheyenne's Father (voice)


• Inga R. Wilson known as Ernie Ray's Wife


• Richard 'Rick' Bobier known as Airport Businessman (uncredited)


• Elli known as Rabbi Elli (uncredited)


• Pennie-Marie Hawkins known as Bar Patron (uncredited)


• Dave Krieger known as Batman (uncredited)


• Jessica McLarty known as Shopper (uncredited)


• Ralph H. Meyer known as Airport Businessman (uncredited)


• Barack Obama known as Himself (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)


• Jamie Oliver known as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)


• Sarah Palin known as Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)


• Mark C. Schwarz known as Funeral Atendee (uncredited)


• Joseph Smith known as Club Security (uncredited)

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• Luisa Abel known as makeup department head


• Eileen Buggy known as key hair stylist


• Clifton Chippewa known as hair stylist


• Elizabeth Cortez known as additional hair stylist


• Amber Crowe known as additional makeup artist


• Lora Gianino known as additional hair stylist


• Jessica Y. Hernandez known as additional makeup artist


• Renate Leuschner known as wig maker


• Kim Santantonio known as head of hair department


• Diana Sikes known as key hair stylist: New York


• Jay Wejebe known as key makeup artist


• Jose Zamora known as key hair stylist

Art Department:

• Noah Bradley known as construction coordinator


• David Brayman known as carpenter


• Jon Bush known as art department coordinator


• Sage Emmett Connell known as set dresser


• Benjamin Dell known as art department production assistant


• Brian DeNike known as greensman


• Joe Freeman known as prop maker


• Kemper Harris known as on-set dresser


• Casey Kaufman known as set dec buyer


• Sarah Kingston known as set decorator: Ireland


• Rene Knol known as dressing props


• Adrian Lobato known as greensman


• David Lombard known as leadman


• Nicky MacManus known as construction manager


• William Maloney known as key scenic artist


• Florencia Martin known as buyer


• Heidi Mayfield known as set decoration buyer


• Eric P. Paczkowski known as props


• Paul Peabody known as construction coordinator


• Gay Perello known as property master


• Wilhelm Pfau known as set decoration buyer


• Christina Pizzala known as set painter


• Kenneth Stanley known as construction foreman


• Erik Torrez known as set dresser: New Mexico


• Julie Witherington known as assistant prop master

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Production Companies:

• Indigo Film


• Lucky Red


• Medusa Film


• France 2 Cinéma (co-production)


• ARP Sélection (co-production)


• Element Pictures (co-production)


• Intesa San Paolo (in association with)


• Pathé (in association with)


• Irish Film Board (support)


• Section 481 (support)


• Eurimages Council of Europe (support)


• Programme MEDIA de l'Union Européenne (support)


• Sky (in collaboration with)


• Canal+ (in collaboration with)


• CinéCinéma (in collaboration with)


• France Télévision (in collaboration with)

Other Companies:

• Albuquerque Studios  office facilities


• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies


• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix


• Film Production Capital  tax credit financing


• Hollywood Rentals Productions Services  grip and lighting equipment


• Kahn & Company  auditor


• Lowing Light & Grip  expendables


• Mid America Cine Support  camera dollies


• Movie Movers  office trailer


• Movie Movers  star trailers


• Movie Movers  transportation


• Road Rebel  production travel


• Seesaw Media  thanks


• Zound  sound post-production

Distributors:

• Trinity Filmed Entertainment (2012) (UK) (theatrical)


• ARP Sélection (2011) (France) (theatrical)


• Alta Films (2012) (Spain) (theatrical)


• Camilla Internusa PT (2011) (Indonesia) (theatrical)


• Cetera International (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)


• Cinéart (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)


• Cinéart (2012) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)


• Cinéart (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)


• Delphi Filmverleih Produktion (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)


• Element Pictures (2011) (Ireland) (theatrical)


• Frenetic Films (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)


• Future Film (2012) (Finland) (theatrical)


• Golden Village Pictures (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)


• Hopscotch Entertainment (2011) (New Zealand) (theatrical)


• Hopscotch Productions (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)


• ITI Cinema (2012) (Poland) (theatrical)


• M Pictures (2011) (Thailand) (theatrical)


• Medusa Distribuzione (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)


• MegaCom Film (MCF) (2011) (Montenegro) (theatrical)


• MegaCom Film (MCF) (2011) (Serbia) (theatrical)


• Noble Entertainment (2012) (Sweden) (theatrical)


• Nu Metro Cinemas (2011) (South Africa) (theatrical)


• Rosebud (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)


• Star Sands (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)


• Tiglon (2012) (Turkey) (theatrical)


• Weinstein Company, The (2012) (USA) (theatrical)


• DCM Film Distribution (2011) (Germany) (all media)


• Midget Entertainment (2011) (Denmark) (all media)


• Pris Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)


• Twin Pics (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)

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Special Effects:

• Tyrrell FX & Rentals

Visual Effects by:

• Luca Della Grotta known as digital artist: Chromatica


• Fabio Luongo known as senior compositor: Visualogie


• Francesco Antonio Maggi known as digital compositor


• Stefano Marinoni known as visual effects supervisor


• Rodolfo Migliari known as visual effects supervisor: Chromatica


• Federica Nisi known as visual effects coordinator


• Miriam Pavese known as digital compositor: Chromatica


• Paola Trisoglio known as visual effects producer


• Stefano Valente known as digital compositor: Chromatica

Release Date:

• France 20 May 2011 (Cannes Film Festival) (premiere)


• France 24 August 2011


• Switzerland 1 October 2011 (Zurich Film Festival)


• Brazil 6 October 2011 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)


• Italy 14 October 2011


• Mexico 16 October 2011 (Morelia International Film Festival)


• UK 26 October 2011 (BFI London Film Festival)


• Slovakia 5 November 2011 (Bratislava International Film Festival)


• Germany 10 November 2011


• Greece 11 November 2011 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)


• Sweden 11 November 2011 (Stockholm International Film Festival)


• UK 27 November 2011 (Brighton Film Festival)


• Austria 6 January 2012


• Finland 6 January 2012


• Denmark 12 January 2012


• USA 21 January 2012 (Sundance Film Festival)


• UK 20 February 2012 (Glasgow Film Festival)


• Greece 8 March 2012


• Sweden 9 March 2012


• Thailand 15 March 2012


• Poland 16 March 2012


• Belgium 21 March 2012


• Ireland 23 March 2012


• Serbia 29 March 2012


• Singapore 29 March 2012


• Australia 5 April 2012


• UK 6 April 2012


• Czech Republic 19 April 2012


• Portugal 25 April 2012


• Netherlands 26 April 2012


• Israel 3 May 2012


• Spain 11 May 2012


• Japan 30 June 2012


• Turkey 13 July 2012


• Brazil 27 July 2012


• South Africa 30 August 2012


• USA 2 November 2012 (limited)


• Colombia 23 November 2012

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This Must Be the Place (2011)