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Set Me Free
Set Me Free

Set Me Free

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A coming-of-age tale centered on Hannah, a young girl who is living a troubled family life. Set in 1963, Hannah develops a fascination with Jean-Luc Godard's then-recent film "Vivre sa vie". As she begins to model herself after the film's lead role, Hannah slowly begins to explore the confusing nature of her sexuality.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

12 February 1999

Country

Canada

Cast

Karine Vanasse

Karine Vanasse

Hanna

Pascale Bussières

Pascale Bussières

Mère

Miki Manojlović

Miki Manojlović

Père

Alexandre Mérineau

Alexandre Mérineau

Paul

Charlotte Christeler

Charlotte Christeler

Laura

Nancy Huston

Nancy Huston

Professeure

Monique Mercure

Monique Mercure

Grand-Mère

Jacques Galipeau

Jacques Galipeau

Grand-père

Carl Hennebert-Faulkner

Carl Hennebert-Faulkner

Martin

Neil Kroetsch

Neil Kroetsch

Prêteur sur gage

Michel Albert

Michel Albert

Gardien de sécurité

Gary Boudreault

Gary Boudreault

Boulanger

Marie-Hélène Gagnon

Marie-Hélène Gagnon

Propro (Mme Lapointe)

Suzanne Garceau

Suzanne Garceau

Infirmière

Normand Canac-Marquis

Normand Canac-Marquis

Client de Hanna

Anne-Marie Cadieux

Anne-Marie Cadieux

Prostituée

Jérôme Leclerc-Couture

Jérôme Leclerc-Couture

Claudio

Sebastian Bruns

Sebastian Bruns

Sébastien

Guy Héroux

Guy Héroux

Homme qui déménage

Serge Dionne

Serge Dionne

Motard

Claude Desparois

Claude Desparois

Épicier

Michel Antonelli

Michel Antonelli

Barbier

Sylvain Rocheleau

Sylvain Rocheleau

Patron de l'usine

Paul Kunigis

Paul Kunigis

Joueur d'échecs #1

Daniel Monastess

Daniel Monastess

Pimp

Michel Rochon

Michel Rochon

Client refusé

Sacha Bourque

Sacha Bourque

Garçon au party

Marco Ledezma

Marco Ledezma

Homme à vélo

Benoît Rousseau

Benoît Rousseau

Animateur radio (voice) (uncredited)

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Nana Kleinfrankenheim (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marie-Josée Tremblay

Marie-Josée Tremblay

(uncredited)

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