Men for Sale

{{short description|2008 film by Rodrigue Jean}} {{more citations needed|date=April 2010}} {{Infobox film | name = Men for Sale | native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Hommes à louer}} | image = Hommes-a-louer.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Rodrigue Jean | writer = Rodrigue Jean | starring = | producer = InformAction<br>Co-producers: <br>National Film Board of Canada (NFB) | music = Tim Hecker | cinematography = Mathieu Laverdière | editing = Mathieu Bouchard-Malo | distributor = | released = {{film date|2008|10}} | runtime = 140 minutes | country = Canada | language = French | gross = }} '''''Men for Sale''''' ({{langx|fr|Hommes à louer}}, literally "men for rent") is a 2008 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.<ref name=SRC>{{cite news|last=Deschênes|first=Claude|title=Hommes à louer|url=http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/arts_et_spectacles/2009/09/21/006-rodrigue-jean-homme-louer.shtml|access-date=31 December 2011|newspaper=CBC News|date=21 September 2008|language=French}}</ref>

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".<ref>{{cite web | title=National Film Board of Canada listing | website=films.nfb.ca | date=2012-10-11 | url=http://films.nfb.ca/men-for-sale/ | language=fr | access-date=2021-05-31}}</ref>

==Synopsis== The documentary follows the life of 11 male prostitutes over the course of a year, recounting their struggles to survive alcohol and drug-related addictions, abuse and stigmatization – and their troubled pasts.<ref name=SRC/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemapolitica.org/film/men-sale|title=Men for Sale|website=cinema politica|language=en|access-date=2017-04-26}}</ref>

Trapped in a vicious circle of prostitution and drugs, they pursue their lives, realizing their prospects for the future are dim.

==Festivals== In 2009, the documentary was an official selection for: *Festival du Nouveau Cinéma *Festival d'Avignon (63rd season) *Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) (23rd season) *Atlantic Film Festival

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{NFB film|men_for_sale}} *{{IMDb title|1589448}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvyeAiOJKbU Men for Sale - YouTube Trailers]

Category:2008 films Category:Films directed by Rodrigue Jean Category:Quebec films Category:Documentary films about Montreal Category:National Film Board of Canada documentaries Category:Documentary films about male prostitution Category:2008 documentary films Category:2008 LGBTQ-related films Category:Documentary films about prostitution in Canada Category:Films about male prostitution in Canada Category:French-language Canadian films Category:2008 Canadian films Category:Canadian LGBTQ-related documentary films Category:2008 French-language films Category:Films scored by Tim Hecker