Set Me Free (1999 film)

Set Me Free
Theatrical release poster
French	Emporte-moi
Directed by	Léa Pool
Written by	Léa Pool Nancy Huston Isabelle Raynauld
Produced by	Louis Laverdière
Starring	Karine Vanasse Miki Manojlovic Pascale Bussières Alexandre Mérineau Nancy Huston
Cinematography	Jeanne Lapoirie
Edited by	Michel Arcand
Music by	Robyn Schulkowsky
Production companies	Cité-Amérique Catpics Haut et Court
Distributed by	Equinoxe Films (Canada) Haut et Court (France) Columbus Film (Switzerland)
Release dates	12 February 1999 (1999-02-12) (Canada) 9 April 1999 (1999-04-09) (Switzerland) 28 July 1999 (1999-07-28) (France)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Canada France Switzerland[1]
Language	French

Set Me Free (French: Emporte-moi) is a 1999 Canadian coming-of-age drama film by Léa Pool and starring Karine Vanasse. It tells the story of Hanna, a girl struggling with her sexuality and the depression of both her parents as she goes through puberty in Quebec in 1963. The film heavily references the French new-wave film Vivre sa vie by Jean-Luc Godard.

The film won critical acclaim and several awards, both for Pool and Vanasse, including being named the year's best Canadian feature by the Toronto Film Critics Association. Set Me Free was announced as Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 72nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.