The current trend to render prostitution a profession "as any other" is belied by women who were themselves prostitutes. With clarity and courage, the women in this film reveal the hidden face of that so-called "sex work". They are 22, 34 or 48 years old; they live in Montreal, Quebec and Ottawa - They have recently given up prostitution, or are trying to escape it. These women are leading the bitter fight to turn their lives around and it is a long and lonely struggle fraught with difficulties. Shot in a Cinéma Vérité style, The Fallacy (L'imposture) takes us to the heart of their realities.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Les Productions du Rapide-Blanc
Keywords
- prostitute
- social documentary
- sex worker
- prostitution ring
- drastic change of life
- challenge for change
- sex work
- struggle for independence
- observational documentary
- documentary
- testimony
- labor documentary
- social struggle
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Eve Lamont · Director
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