Film

Ruth

1994 · 1h 10m · Drama

IMDb

6.9

Ruth is the story of a painful adolescence. Ruth decides on a whim to leave her small village in the Bas Saint-Laurent for the "real world" of the big city, Montreal. There she meets up with her brother, Jean-Paul. Her many lovers range from one-night stands like Bernard to Yves and Robert, who are briefly in her life. Passionate, anticonformist Ruth has to contend with her brother's ferocious jealousy - he goes as far as attacking Robert, his best friend. Robert, completely baffled by Ruth's cynical recklessness, finally pushes her away. Ruth continues her struggle to find absolute love. She clings passionately, clumsily and shamelessly to those she loves and those she doesn't, in frenzied desperation. Continually disappointed and shut out by the "real world," she chooses a way out that is typically extreme...

Emmanuel Bilodeau

Micheline Lanctôt

Ariane Frédérique

Ruth

Frédérique Tessier

Jean Gaudreau

Gaétan Nadeau

Marcel Pomerlo

• François DelisleDirector · Writer
• Étienne de MassyDirector of Photography
• Me Mom and MorgentalerOriginal Music Composer

Release date

August 31, 1994

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 10m

Rated

G

Genres

Drama