---
title: 'This Must Be the Place (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paolo Sorrentino'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Ireland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-must-be-the-place-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440345/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# This Must Be the Place (2011)

2011 · 118 min · Drama, Comedy · France, Italy, Ireland


## Synopsis

This Must Be the Place is a 2011 comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino, written by Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello 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.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [David Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-byrne)
- **Director:** [Paolo Sorrentino](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-sorrentino)
- **Screenplay:** [Paolo Sorrentino](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-sorrentino), [Umberto Contarello](https://cinepixo.com/people/umberto-contarello)
- **Producer:** [Andrea Occhipinti](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-occhipinti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Luca Bigazzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luca-bigazzi)
- **Editor:** [Cristiano Travaglioli](https://cinepixo.com/people/cristiano-travaglioli)

## Cast

- [Simon Delaney](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-delaney) as Jeffrey
- [Heinz Lieven](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinz-lieven) as Alois Lange
- [Liron Levo](https://cinepixo.com/people/liron-levo)
- [Sarah Palin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-palin)
- [David Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-byrne)
- [Sean Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-penn) as Cheyenne
- [Seth Adkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/seth-adkins)
- [Barack Obama](https://cinepixo.com/people/barack-obama)
- [Harry Dean Stanton](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-dean-stanton) as Robert Plath
- [Gavin O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-o-connor)
- [Máirín O'Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/mairin-o-donovan) as Woman in Bank
- [Joyce Van Patten](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-van-patten) as Dorothy Shore
- [Fritz Weaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-weaver) as the voice of Cheyenne's deceased father
- [Nicola Giuliano](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicola-giuliano)
- [Olwen Fouéré](https://cinepixo.com/people/olwen-fouere) as Mary’s mother

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