Nelly
2017A 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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Mylène Mackay
as Nelly
Milya Corbeil-Gauvreau
as Isabelle Fortier
Mickaël Gouin
as François
Francis Leplay
as Mathieu
Sylvie Drapeau
as Suzanne
Catherine Brunet
as Peggy
Emmanuel Schwartz
as Guillaume Rival
Marie-Claude Guérin
as Melina
Marc Béland
as Psychanalist
Francis Ducharme
as Journalist
Jason Cavalier
as Client Toronto
Karelle Tremblay
as Jeune livreuse
Audrey Ann Tremblay
as Marie-Julie
Leïla Thibeault-Louchem
as Jade
Noa André
as Vanessa
Nico Gagnon
as Doctor
Martin Boily
as Isabelle's father
Roxane Bourdages
as Tarot Card Reader
Blaise Tardif
as Client Pierre
Jean-Moïse Martin
as Surgeon
Karl Farah
as Client Rock
Mathieu Lepage
as Client Patrick
Xavier Roberge
as Félix
Nathan Boutin
as Joshua
Valérie Flan
as Nurse
Michel Thériault
as Spectator
André Nadeau
as Spectator
Sophie Martin
as Isabelle's Mother
Lance Hadden
as Young Man at Party
Benoit Poirier
as Young Man at Party
Eulalie Gagné
as Young Woman at Party
Jean Lachance
as Bartender
Jean-Simon Leduc
as Olivier
Larissa Corriveau
as Lucia
Annie St-Pierre
as Karine
Patrick Lapierre
as Guy Friend at Party
Mélissa Gagné
as Girl Friend at Party
Véronique Pascal
as Girl Friend at Party
Marie-Kim Kelly
as Bikini Girl
Charlotte Bégin
as Little Girl in Locker Room
Shanda Pall
as Mother in Locker Room
Réjean Jacques
as Priest