Let Me Go

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Director: Maxime Rappaz

Cast: Jeanne Balibar,

Thomas Sarbacher,

Pierre-Antoine Dubey,

Véronique Mermoud

Duration: 92 mins

Language: French

Country: Switzerland, France, Belgium

Cert: TBC

Year: 2023

Genre: Drama

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Claudine - devoted mother, demanding lover.

Every Tuesday, a neighbour takes care of Claudine’s son while she goes to a mountain hotel to meet men passing through. When one of them decides to extend his stay for her, Claudine is confused and finds herself dreaming of another life.

ACID Selection at Cannes Film Festival 2023, LET ME GO is an intimate, sensual story exploring self-liberation featuring a brilliantly nuanced lead performance by César Best Actress prize winner Jeanne Balibar (BARBARA), directed by Maxime Rappaz and beautifully shot by acclaimed DoP Benoît Dervaux, long-standing collaborator of the Dardenne brothers.

ACID Selection

Cannes Film Festival 2023

WINNER:

Audience Award

Vancouver International Film Festival 2023

WINNER:

Special Mention

Zurich Film Festival 2023

“exquisite... a delicate and hushed film, in which little is said but much is felt, particularly in Balibar's extraordinarily raw and tender performance"

The New York Times

“In what is certain to be considered one of the year's most audacious debuts, Maxime Rappaz immediately establishes himself as a bright young talent... a fascinating examination of the human condition"

Let Me Go

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ACID Selection

Cannes Film Festival 2023

WINNER:

Audience Award

Vancouver International Film Festival 2023

WINNER:

Special Mention

Zurich Film Festival 2023

“exquisite... a delicate and hushed film, in which little is said but much is felt, particularly in Balibar's extraordinarily raw and tender performance"

The New York Times

“In what is certain to be considered one of the year's most audacious debuts, Maxime Rappaz immediately establishes himself as a bright young talent... a fascinating examination of the human condition"

★★★★

International Cinephile Society

Let Me Go

Coming Soon

ACID Selection

Cannes Film Festival 2023

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WINNER:

Audience Award

Vancouver International Film Festival 2023

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WINNER:

Special Mention

Zurich Film Festival 2023

​

“exquisite... a delicate and hushed film, in which little is said but much is felt, particularly in Balibar's extraordinarily raw and tender performance"

The New York Times

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“In what is certain to be considered one of the year's most audacious debuts, Maxime Rappaz immediately establishes himself as a bright young talent... a fascinating examination of the human condition"

★★★★

International Cinephile Society