LET MY PEOPLE GO! (2011)

One of the funniest, most charming films I've seen in awhile is this French farce about a young gay French Jewish boy, Ruben (Nicolas Maury), who lives with his Nordic boyfriend in Finland, where he works as a mail carrier after his dreams of opening up his own sauna have fallen on hard times.  An altercation/set of mishaps with someone on his mail route leaves Ruben with almost $200,000 Euro and the impression he accidentally killed a man, and when Ruben tells his boyfriend Teemu about the incident, Teemu kicks him out when Ruben refuses to go to the police and confess.  With nowhere to go, Ruben hops a plane to Paris and his eccentric family, just in time for the Passover holidays, where even more bizarre sets of circumstances land Ruben in even deeper trouble.  Funny, sweet, and with THE perfect lead in the beguilingly innocent Maury as Ruben, this film is a treat from start to finish, the viewer rooting for Ruben all the way. (not rated)  ****1/2

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