

Nelly
2017-01-20 · 101 min · ★ 5.8
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.
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- Directors
- Anne Émond
- Production companies
- GO Films
- Countries
- Canada
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- Released
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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
Leïla Thibeault-LouchemJade
Nico GagnonDoctor
Martin BoilyIsabelle's father
Roxane BourdagesTarot Card Reader
Blaise TardifClient Pierre
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