Men for Sale

2008 film by Rodrigue Jean
Men for Sale
Theatrical release poster
FrenchHommes à louer
Directed byRodrigue Jean
Written byRodrigue Jean
Produced byInformAction
Co-producers:
National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
CinematographyMathieu Laverdière
Edited byMathieu Bouchard-Malo
Music byTim Hecker
Release date
  • October 2008 (2008-10)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Men for Sale (French: Hommes à louer, literally "men for rent") is a 2008 documentary film by Canadian director Rodrigue Jean, about male prostitutes working in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The film was shot over a one-year period in Montreal's Gay Village.[1]

The interviews for Hommes à louer are in French language. The English version Men for Sale has subtitles in English.

Canadian National Film Board calls the documentary "an unflinching portrait with neither voyeurism nor false sympathy acknowledging those society prefers to ignore".[2]

Synopsis

The documentary follows the life of 11 male prostitutes over the course of a year, recounting their struggles to survive alcohol and drug-related addictions, abuse and stigmatization – and, their troubled pasts.[1][3]

Trapped in a vicious circle of prostitution and drugs, they pursue their lives, realizing their prospects for the future are dim.

Festivals

In 2009, the documentary was an official selection for:

References

  1. ^ a b Deschênes, Claude (21 September 2008). "Hommes à louer". CBC News (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  2. ^ "National Film Board of Canada listing". films.nfb.ca (in French). 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ^ "Men for Sale". cinema politica. Retrieved 2017-04-26.

External links

  • Watch Men for Sale on the NFB website
  • Men for Sale at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Men for Sale - YouTube Trailers
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