The Venus Chained (Les Vénus Enchaînées)[2][3] is a French documentary film produced by Wooksart, Jacob Rothschild and Dylan Besseau, and directed by Guillaume Gevart.[4]

The Venus Chained
Directed byGuillaume Gevart
Written byGuillaume Gevart
Produced byJacob Rothschild
Dylan Besseau
StarringAnne Bouillon
Lénaig Fouillé
Emeline Sasse
Judith Trinquart
Myriam Bigeard
CinematographyAntoine Godet
Edited byDylan Besseau
Production
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Wooksart
Distributed byPrime Video
Release date
  • 2023 (2023)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageEnglish/French
Budget15,000$
Box office185,356$[1]

Synopsis

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The theme of the documentary is prostitution, which affects 30,000 people in France, including 10,000 minors. Subjects include the departmental councilor Myriam Bigeard who fights for gender equality and the association of the Mouvement du Nid.[5]

Distribution

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Distinctions

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  • 2023: Honorable mention at the SWIFF[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Les Vénus Enchaînées on cineserie.com
  2. ^ Julie Hofman. "The Chained Venus: behind the scenes of French prostitution". Apnnews.com.
  3. ^ The Venus Chained on SensCritique
  4. ^ Alexis Pantaléon. "Interview de Guillaume Gevart : "On apprend le cinéma en faisant du cinéma."". lemagduciné.com (in French).
  5. ^ "Les Vénus Enchaînées". AlloCiné (in French).
  6. ^ David Charrier. "Le film « Les Vénus Enchaînées » réalisé par Guillaume Gevart remporte une mention honorable au festival international SWIFF 2023". JustFocus.fr (in French).
  7. ^ Caroline. "Nantes. Le réalisateur nantais Guillaume Gevart reçoit une mention honorable au SWIFF 2023". FranceLive.fr (in French).