Set Me Free (1999)

Original title

Emporte-moi

Directed by

Léa Pool

Genre

drama film, teen film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

France, Switzerland, Canada

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

12

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 13-year-old girl named Hanna navigates puberty in 1963 Quebec while dealing with her own emerging sexuality and her parents' depression. She finds solace in watching the French film Vivre sa vie and begins to explore what freedom might mean for her.

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What happens

Set Me Free (French: Emporte-moi) is a 1999 Canadian coming-of-age drama film by Léa Pool and starring Karine Vanasse. It tells the story of Hanna, a girl struggling with her sexuality and the depression of both her parents as she goes through puberty in Quebec in 1963. The film heavily references the French new-wave film Vivre sa vie by Jean-Luc Godard. The film won critical acclaim and several awards, both for Pool and Vanasse, including being named the year's best Canadian feature by the Toronto Film Critics Association. Set Me Free was announced as Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 72nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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