biography,woman director,sex worker

Nelly (2017)

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She wrote WHORE. This is her life.

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. Nelly shocked the literary world with her elegant writing and the lurid details of sex work in her autobiographical first novel, Whore, which became a critically acclaimed bestseller. Despite unprecedented success, Nelly’s remarkable life ended in tragedy.

Cast & Crew

Director
Anne Émond
  • Profile picture of Mylène Mackay
    Nelly Mylène Mackay
  • Profile picture of Milya Corbeil-Gauvreau
    Isabelle Fortier Milya Corbeil-Gauvreau
  • Profile picture of Mickaël Gouin
    François Mickaël Gouin
  • Profile picture of Francis Leplay
    Mathieu Francis Leplay
  • Profile picture of Sylvie Drapeau
    Suzanne Sylvie Drapeau
  • Profile picture of Catherine Brunet
    Peggy Catherine Brunet
  • Profile picture of Emmanuel Schwartz
    Guillaume Rival Emmanuel Schwartz
  • Profile picture of Marie-Claude Guérin
    Melina Marie-Claude Guérin

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Keywords

  • biography
  • woman director
  • sex worker