Cannes-Bound ‘Let Me Go,’ Starring César Award Winner Jeanne Balibar, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Berlin-based sales agency M-Appeal has released the trailer (below) for Swiss director Maxime Rappaz’s debut feature “Let Me Go,” which will open the Cannes ACID sidebar on Wednesday.
Set in a remote town in the Swiss mountains, the film features French actress Jeanne Balibar in the lead role. She plays the character of Claudine, a mother who has devoted her life to taking care of her son, sacrificing her own needs and desires.
An unexpected love affair causes Claudine’s carefully controlled world to unravel, “reviving in her an intense thirst for freedom and, at the same time, a painful questioning about her future,” Rappaz says.
M-Appeal, who are celebrating their 15th birthday this year, are representing a Cannes ACID title for the second year in a row, following the success of “99 Moons” last year.
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