Let My People Go! (2011 film)

Ruben is a French-Jewish gay mailman who lives in fairytale Finland (where he got his MA in "Comparative Sauna Cultures") with his gorgeous Nordic boyfriend, Teemu. Just before Passover, a series of mishaps and a lovers' quarrel exile the heartbroken Reuben back to Paris and his zany family. ==Main cast==

• Nicolas Maury as Ruben • Carmen Maura as Rachel • Jean-François Stévenin as Nathan • Amira Casar as Irène • Clément Sibony as Samuel • Jarkko Niemi as Teemu • Jean-Luc Bideau as Maurice • Didier Flamand as André • Kari Väänänen as Monsieur Tilikainen • Olavi Uusivirta as Fredrik • Aurore Clément as Françoise • Michaël Abiteboul as Ézechiel • Charlie Dupont as Hervé ==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 Almodóvar collaborator Carmen Maura may tip moviegoers off to the pop-inflected, comic semi-scandals in store." -John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter ==References==