Let My People Go!

About The Film

A Nordic gay couple seeks reconciliation after their fantasia existence implodes in LET MY PEOPLE GO!, a kitschy romantic comedy fusing Jewish and gay cultures. Nebbishy Ruben (Nicolas Maury) lives with his pretty, blond boyfriend (Jarkko Niemi) while delivering mail in small town Finland. A money parcel mix-up ends in a lover’s quarrel, sending a tearful Ruben back to Paris and his devout but dysfunctional Jewish family. With Passover approaching, much melodrama ensues involving the ditzy matriarch (Carmen Maura), philandering father (Jean-François Stévenin), ill-tempered brother (Clément Sibony) and unhappily married sister (Amira Casar). Making matters worse, Ruben must repel the advances of a closeted family friend and Jewish community elder, Maurice Goldberg (Jean-Luc Bideau). Milking laughs from every madcap situation, LET MY PEOPLE GO! is a deliciously perverse fairytale.