'' Jimmy P : Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian '' is a 2013 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin . '' Jimmy P. '' stars Benicio del Toro as title character Jimmy Picard , a Blackfoot Native American who has returned to Montana from World War II and suffers debilitating symptoms . Mathieu Amalric , who has appeared in most of Arnaud Desplechin ’s films , plays George Devereux , a French doctor of Hungarian-Jewish background . He is called in as a specialist in ethnology and psychoanalysis . '' Jimmy P. '' is primarily based on Devereux 's book , '' Reality and Dream : Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian '' ( 1951 ) . The film is set at a veterans ' hospital in Topeka , Kansas , during the pioneering days of psychoanalysis in the United States . '' Jimmy P. '' was released commercially in Europe in September 2013 , and was released in the US and Canada in early 2014 . It received a nomination for the Palme d'Or at 2013 Cannes Film Festival , and in January 2014 , three nominations at the 39th César Awards , including Best Picture , Best Director , and Best Adapted Screenplay
2013 Cannes Film Festival
2013 Cannes Film Festival
Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian