Walk Away Renée

Director: Jonathan Caouette
Writer: Jonathan Caouette
Cast: Jonathan Caouette, Renée Leblanc, Adolph Davis, David Sanin, Joshua Caouette
Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 2012

Synopsis: Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette embarks on a road trip to move his mentally ill mother Renée across the country. As they encounter roadblocks in the present, we begin to flash back to moments from the past, giving us insight into this anything-but-ordinary mother/son relationship. Through musical montage, psychedelic sequences and real and imagined circumstance, "Walk Away Renée" raises questions about love, sacrifice, and the reality in which we live.

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