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Let My People Go! (2011 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Let My People Go!' is a 2011 film directed by Mikael Buch. It premiered at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival and was released in December 2011 in France. It was released in the United States in 2013 by Zeitgeist Films and grossed $18,529 domestically.
Synopsis
Ruben is a French-Jewish gay mailman is living in fairytale Finland (where he got his MA in "Comparative Sauna Cultures") with his gorgeous Nordic boyfriend. Just before Passover, a series of mishaps and a lovers' quarrel exile the heartbroken Reuben back to Paris and his zany familyincluding Carmen Maura as his ditzy mom, and Truffaut regular Jean-Franois Stvenin as his lothario father. Scripted by director Mikael Buch and renowned arthouse auteur Christophe Honor, 'Let My People Go!' both celebrates and upends Jewish and gay stereotypes.
Main cast
* Nicolas Maury as Ruben
* Carmen Maura as Rachel
* Jean-Franois Stvenin as Nathan
* Amira Casar as Irne
* Clment Sibony as Samuel
* Jarkko Niemi as Teemu
* Jean-Luc Bideau as Maurice
* Didier Flamand as Andr
* Kari Vnnen as Monsieur Tilikainen
* Olavi Uusivirta as Fredrik
* Aurore Clment as Franoise
* Michal Abiteboul as zechiel
* Charlie Dupont as Herv
Awards
* 2012: Philadelphia QFest: Best Comedic Film
* 2012: Asheville QFest: Best Cinematography
Reception
"A fairy-tale romance whose title acknowledges both a saturation in and longing to be free of Jewish cultural baggage, Mikael Buch's Let My People Go!cross-breeds cultures that are rarely paired onscreen. International box-office prospects are fair in urban arthouses, where the presence of Almodvar collaborator Carmen Maura may tip moviegoers off to the pop-inflected, comic semi-scandals in store."
-John DeFore, 'The Hollywood Reporter'
References
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