This Must Be the Place
Theatrical poster
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Screenplay by Paolo Sorrentino
Umberto Contarello
Story by Paolo Sorrentino
Produced by Francesca Cima
Nicola Giuliano
Andrea Occhipinti
Starring Sean Penn
Frances McDormand
Cinematography Luca Bigazzi
Edited by Cristiano Travaglioli
Music by David Byrne
Production
companies Lucky Red
Medusa Film
Indigo Film
Eurimages
Pathé
Distributed by Element Pictures
Release dates

• 20 May 2011 (Cannes Film Festival)
• 14 October 2011 (Italy)
• 21 March 2012 (Ireland)

Running time 118 minutes
Countries Italy
France
Ireland
Language English
Budget $28 million[1]
Box office $11,647,000

This Must Be the Place is a 2011 Italian-French-Irish comedy-drama filmdirected by Paolo Sorrentino, written by Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello(it) and released in the United States in late 2012.[2] It stars Sean Penn and Frances McDormand. The film deals with a middle-aged wealthy rock starwho 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.

The film was an Italian-majority production with co-producers in France and Ireland. Principal photography began in August, 2010. Filming took place in Ireland and Italy, as well as the states of Michigan, New Mexico, and New York. The film was in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.