This Must Be The Place Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Feb. 16, 2013

This Must Be The Place

Release Date: Friday, November 2, 2012 Limited

A retired rockstar hunts the Nazi criminal who ordered his father's concentration camp execution.

Director: Paolo Sorrentino

Starring: Sean Penn • Frances McDormand • Harry Dean Stanton • Shea Whigham • Joyce Van Patten

R Comedy 1 hr, 58 m

4 / 5.0

65% WILL SEE 35% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Cheyenne (Sean Penn) 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.

Comedy Drama

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Who stars in This Must Be The Place – Cast List

Sean Penn
... Cheyenne

One Battle After Another, Asphalt City
F
Frances McDormand
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Nomadland
H
Harry Dean Stanton
Rango, Anger Management
S
Shea Whigham
... Ernie

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Archangel
J
Joyce Van Patten
... Aloise Lange

Diane
J
Judd Hirsch
The Best You Can, Uncut Gems
D
David Byrne
Stop Making Sense

Who is making This Must Be The Place – Crew List

A look at This Must Be The Place behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Paolo Sorrentino last helmed Parthenope and The Hand of God. The film's writer Paolo Sorrentino last penned Parthenope and The Hand of God.

Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Screenwriter: Paolo Sorrentino
Producers: Francesca Cima
Nicola Giuliano
Andrea Occhipinti

Studios: The Weinstein Company
Production Company: ARP
Element Films

Production – What we know about the This Must Be The Place

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Oct 2012

Completed

Changed This Must Be The Place movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2010

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Shooting in Dublin

Jul 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Schedule to shoot in Dublin starting August 16, 2010

Dec 2004

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language, some sexual content and brief disturbing images
Runtime: 1 hr, 58 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

This Must Be The Place Trailers and Clips

This Must Be The Place

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This Must Be The Place Release Date: When was the film released?

This Must Be The Place was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, November 2 , 2012. There were 14 14 other movies released on the same date, including The Man with the Iron Fist, Wreck-It Ralph and Flight. As a limited release, This Must Be The Place was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.