Set Me Free
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Lea Pool
Karine Vanasse
Pascale Bussières
Miki Manojlovic
Alexandre Merineau
Charlotte Christeler
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Hanna is an unhappy adolescent in 1960s Quebec. Her mother, who is constantly ill, and her father, a Jewish-Polish immigrant, have a confusing love-hate relationship. Feeling isolated and somehow different from the other girls at her Catholic school, Hanna fixates on the beautiful character of Nana, as played by Anna Karina in Godard's "Vivre sa vie." When she finds that one of her teachers reminds her of the alluring Nana, she becomes fixated on the teacher while adopting the mannerisms and philosophy of the doomed heroine as her home life goes from bad to worse.
Director
Lea Pool
Cast
Karine Vanasse
Pascale Bussières
Miki Manojlovic
Alexandre Merineau
Charlotte Christeler
Nancy Huston
Monique Mercure
Anne-marie Cadieux
Marie-helene Gagnon
Sebastien Burns
Neil Kroetsch
Gary Boudreault
Jacques Brouillet
Jerome Leclerc-couture
Suzanne Garceau
Frederic Zacharek
Sandrine Michon
Guy Heroux
Marie-josee Tremblay
Normand Canac-marquis
Paul Kunigis
Crew
Michel Arcand
Bruno Bazin
Therese Berube
Ketil Bjornstad
Lucie Bouliane
Serge Bureau
David Darling
Jan Garbarek
Diane Gauthier
Michele Hamel
Nancy Huston
Ben E. King
Jeanne Lapoirie
Louis Laverdiere
Michel Legrand
Andreane Melancon
Monique H Messier
Christian Monheim
Frantois Musy
Lea Pool
Lea Pool
Dany Racine
Isabelle Raynault
Lorraine Richard
Lucie Robitaille
Louis-philippe Rochon
Carole Scotta
Alfi Sinniger
Jan Thijs
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Silver Gryphon at the 1999 Giffoni Film Festival.
Winner of the Silver Hugo Award for Best Screenplay at the 1999 Chicago International Film Festival.
Released in United States Spring April 14, 2000
Released in United States May 26, 2000
Released in United States on Video October 24, 2000
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States February 1999
Released in United States June 1999
Released in United States July 1999
Released in United States October 1999
Released in United States 2000
Shown at New York Film Festival September 24 - October 10, 1999.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Oh Canada!) May 13 - June 6, 1999.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 24 - October 10, 1999.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 10-21, 1999.
Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 17-27, 1999.
Shown at Giffoni Film Festival July 19-26, 1999.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 6-21, 1999.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Global Views) April 20 - May 4, 2000.
Released in United States Spring April 14, 2000 (NY)
Released in United States May 26, 2000 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video October 24, 2000
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 24 - October 10, 1999.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Oh Canada!) May 13 - June 6, 1999.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 24 - October 10, 1999.)
Released in United States February 1999 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 10-21, 1999.)
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 17-27, 1999.)
Released in United States July 1999 (Shown at Giffoni Film Festival July 19-26, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 6-21, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival (Out of Competition) October 21-29, 1999.)
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Global Views) April 20 - May 4, 2000.)
Winner of a Special Jury Citation for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival.
