Let My People Go! (2011)

At Passover, Reuben, a French-Jewish man living in Finland with his Nordic boyfriend, finds himself back in Paris with his zany family after a lovers' quarrel.

Director:

Mikael Buch

Writers:

Mikael Buch, Christophe Honoré

Stars:

Nicolas Maury, Carmen Maura, Jean-François Stévenin

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Maury	...	Ruben
Carmen Maura	...	Rachel
Jean-François Stévenin	...	Nathan
Amira Casar	...	Irène
Clément Sibony	...	Samuel
Jarkko Niemi	...	Teemu
Jean-Luc Bideau	...	Maurice Goldberg
Aurore Clément	...	Françoise
Kari Väänänen	...	Mr. Tiilikainen
Outi Mäenpää	...	Helka
Charlie Dupont	...	Hervé
Didier Flamand	...	André
Olavi Uusivirta	...	Fredrik
Christelle Cornil	...	Léa
Jean-Christophe Bouvet	...	Commissaire

Storyline

Ruben (Nicolas Maury) is a French Jewish gay man (think Pee Wee Herman meets David Sedaris) living in a candy-colored world in Finland with his lover Teemu (Jarkko Niemi), where Ruben works as a postman. One fateful day three days before Passover, Ruben tries to deliver an envelope of euros to a widower, who refuses to accept it, and collapses on his lawn. Teemu and Ruben fight over what to do with the cash and Ruben heads to Paris to think, and to celebrate Passover with his mother (played by Carmen Maura). Back home, Teemu is trying to get to the bottom of things--or should we say the top?-- while Ruben discovers in Paris that a certain someone has missed Ruben more than he knew. Jean-Luc Bideau, Didier Flamand, and Jean-Christophe Bouvet appear; Bouvet as the Commissaire has to mediate a poignant love call from jail.

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Plot Keywords:

passover | french | finland | postman | jewish | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Finnish

Release Date:

11 January 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Szauna Párizsban

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,236 (USA) (11 January 2013)

Gross:

$16,861 (USA) (1 March 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Pelléas, France 2 Cinéma, Jouror Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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