Let me go (Laissez-moi)
FIC | 01:33 | SWITZERLAND – FRANCE – BELGIUM
DIRECTOR MAXIME RAPPAZ | SCREENPLAY MAXIME RAPPAZ
IN COPRODUCTION WITH PARAISO PRODUCTION (FR) & FOX THE FOX (BE)
WORLD SALES M-APPEAL
Every Tuesday, Claudine entrusts her disabled son to a neighbour and goes to a mountain hotel to meet men passing through. When one of them decides to extend his stay for her, Claudine’s daily life is disrupted and she finds herself dreaming of another life.
Biography
Maxime Rappaz, Director
Born in 1986 in Geneva, Maxime Rappaz worked in the fashion world before turning to cinema. In 2016, he obtained a master’s degree in cinema and screenwriting (HEAD/ ECAL) and then directed the short films L’ÉTÉ and TENDRESSE. His first feature film LAISSEZ-MOI, starring Jeanne Balibar, will be released in 2023. Maxime Rappaz is currently writing his second feature film.
Filmography
Laissez-moi, fiction, 90′, 2023Tendresse, fiction, 17′, 2018
L’été, fiction, 13′, 2016
PRESS KIT – Français (download)
Festivals
2023: Cannes Film Festival (ACID) – Opening Film (France)
2023: Zürich Film Festival – Focus Competition (Switzerland)
2023: Namur International Film Festival – First Film Competition (Belgium)
2023: Vancouver IFF – Vanguard Competition (Canada)
2023: Cinémania Montréal – Visages de la Francophonie Competition (Canada)
Awards
2023: Special Mention | Zürich Film Festival
2023: Best Actress (Jeanne Balibar) | Namur International Film Festival
Theatrical
Switzerland: October 25th 2023 (Swiss Distribution: Frenetic)
France: March 20th 2024 (French Distribution: Eurozoom)
Casting
Jeanne Balibar
Thomas Sarbacher
Pierre-Antoine Dubey
Véronique Mermoud
Adrien Savigny
Alexia Hebrard
Martin Reinartz
Marie Probst
Yvette Théraulaz
Gianfranco Poddighe
Alex Freeman
Philippe Schuler
Directed by
Maxime Rappaz
Written by
Maxime Rappaz
with the collaboration of Marion Vernoux
and the participation of Florence Seyvos
Image
Benoit Dervaux
Editing
Caroline Detournay
Music
Antoine Bodson
Sound
Jürg Lempen, Denis Séchaud
Production Design
Ivan Niclass, Rekha Musale
Costume Design
Claudine Tychon
Makeup
Véronqiue Jaggi
Hairstylist
Juliette Lamy-au-Rousseau
Production Managers
Julia Chraïti, Nicolas Zen-Ruffinen
First AD
Sonia Rossier
Script Supervisor
Joséphine Pittet
Location Manager
Kévin Chatelain
Gaffer
Antoine Bellem
Key Grip
Basile Duquenne
Produced by
GoldenEggProduction | Gabriela Bussmann & Yan Decoppet
In coproduction with
Paraiso Production (FR) | Camille Genaud
Fox the Fox Productions (BEL) | Micha Wald, Gladys Brookfield-Hampson, Alexander Weiss
With the support of
l’Office fédéral de la culture (OFC)
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC)
RTS – Radio Télévision Suisse
Cinéforom et le soutien de la Loterie Romande
Media Desk Suisse
Suissimage
Wold Sales
m-appeal
Distribution Switzerland
Frenetic
Distribution France
Eurozoom
