Venus (2017 film)
Venus is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Eisha Marjara and released in 2017.[1] The film stars Debargo Sanyal as Sid, an Indo-Canadian who is just beginning to come out as a transgender woman when she unexpectedly discovers that she has a teenage son (Jamie Mayers) with a former high school girlfriend.[2]
| Venus | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eisha Marjara |
| Produced by | Joe Balass |
| Written by | Eisha Marjara |
| Starring | Debargo Sanyal Jamie Mayers Zena Darawalla Pierre-Yves Cardinal Gordon Warnecke |
| Music by | Patrice Dubuc Gaëtan Gravel |
| Cinematography | Mark Ellam |
| Edited by | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo |
Production company | Compass Productions |
Release date | October 9, 2017 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The cast also includes Zena Darawalla, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Amber Goldfarb and Gordon Warnecke.
The film premiered on the film festival circuit in 2017, before going into general theatrical release in 2018.[3]
Awards and nominations
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Makeup (Tammy-Lou Pate) at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.
References
- "Review: Venus is an insightful drama with a big heart". The Globe and Mail, May 17, 2018.
- "Venus tackles a transgender story from an immigrant lens". Now, May 17, 2018.
- "Eisha Marjara forgoes the drama in transgender tale Venus". Montreal Gazette, March 2, 2018.
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