Let My People Go!
Comedy
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2011
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Everyone knows that Ruben is Jewish, gay, half-French, half-Finnish, an ungrateful son and disappointing lover, a thief who can’t help himself, and possibly a murderer to boot. The only person who doesn't know who Ruben is is Ruben himself. When he comes to a major turning point in his life, Ruben cannot make up his mind which way to go. Should he follow his people or his heart?
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Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
96 min
Release date:
28 Dec 2011
Country:
FR
Languages:
Finnish, French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The result is late Woody Allen, when early might have done the trick.
– Ella Taylor,
NPR,
10 Jan 2013
rotten:
Reuben is a whiny and uncoordinated prodigal son. His constant chafing at himself and the world is the film's biggest problem; by the midway point we're all wishing him back in Finland where he belongs.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
10 Jan 2013
rotten:
Among gay Jewish French postman movies, "Let My People Go!" may be a Hall of Fame entry, but alas, by any other standard this would-be sex comedy is a dismal failure.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
11 Jan 2013
rotten:
The road to the inevitable slapsticky Seder is paved with more sweetness than bite, a good deal of frantic foolishness and progressively thinner laughs, all wrapped in a message of acceptance and inclusiveness.
– Sheri Linden,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan 2013
rotten:
Oy vey doesn't begin to address the result.
– Loren King,
Boston Globe,
28 Feb 2013