| Men for Sale Hommes à louer |
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| Directed by | Rodrigue Jean |
| Produced by | InformAction Co-producers: National Film Board of Canada (NFB) |
| Written by | Rodrigue Jean |
| Music by | Tim Hecker |
| Cinematography | Mathieu Laverdière |
| Editing by | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo |
| Release date(s) | 2009 |
| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Men for Sale also known by its French language title Hommes à louer (literally "Men for rent") is a 2009 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]
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The documentary follows the life of 11 male prostututes over the course of a year, recounting their struggles to survive alcohol and drug-related addictions, abuse and stigmatization – and, their troubled pasts.[1]
Trapped in a vicious circle of prostitution and drugs, they pursue their lives, realizing their prospects for the future are dim.
In 2009, the documentary was an official selection for:
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