Summary
A high-class prostitute by choice, Nelly Arcan’s colorful life is recreated in a multi-layered and stylish mix of make-believe and memoir, revealing Nelly’s alter egos: the neurotic writer, the vulnerable lover, the call girl and the star.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
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- You want to half-watch while scrolling
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 58Audiences 57GoodWatch 48
Metascore58
IMDb5.7
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for dramas, −8 min on the typical 109
typical 109101Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 46 more
Released
2017
January 20, 2017
9 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 42
Mylène MackayNelly
Milya Corbeil-GauvreauIsabelle Fortier
Mickaël GouinFrançois
Francis LeplayMathieu
Sylvie DrapeauSuzanne
Catherine BrunetPeggy
Emmanuel SchwartzGuillaume Rival
Marie-Claude GuérinMelina
Marc BélandPsychanalist
Francis DucharmeJournalist
Jason CavalierClient Toronto
Karelle TremblayJeune livreuse- AAAudrey Ann TremblayMarie-Julie
Leïla Thibeault-LouchemJade- NANoa AndréVanessa
Nico GagnonDoctor
Martin BoilyIsabelle's father
Roxane BourdagesTarot Card Reader
Blaise TardifClient Pierre
Jean-Moïse MartinSurgeon
Karl FarahClient Rock
Mathieu LepageClient Patrick- XRXavier RobergeFélix
- NBNathan BoutinJoshua
Directing · 1
- Anne Émond Director, Screenplay
Production · 5
- Nicole Robert Producer
- Nathalie Boutrie Casting
- Constance Demontoy Casting
- Estelle Chailloux Casting
- Pascal Bascaron Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Josée Deshaies Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Mathieu Bouchard-Malo Editor
Sound · 3
- Frannie Holder Original Music Composer
- Vincent Legault Original Music Composer
- Charles Lavoie Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- David Pelletier Production Design
- Sylvie Desmarais Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Patricia McNeil Costume Design
- Martin Lapointe Key Hair Stylist
- Djina Caron Makeup Artist
- Nathalie Garon Hairstylist
Other crew · 2
- Stéphane Lefebvre Stunt Coordinator
- Mike Chute Stunt Coordinator
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