''Fair Sex'' (french: Les Manèges humains) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Martin Laroche Martin Laroche, born William Henry Silvester, (15 September 1814 – 10 November 1886) was an early English professional photographer who successfully challenged William Fox Talbot's patent on the calotype and effected a liberalisation in profes ...

and released in 2012. The film stars

Marie-Évelyne Lessard Marie-Évelyne Lessard is a Canadian film and television actress. She is most noted for her performance in the 2012 film '' Fair Sex (Les Manèges humains)'', for which she received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Actress at the 16th Jutra Awards ...

as Sophie, a young immigrant woman who has just graduated from film school. While working on her first film project she meets and develops a romantic interest in Frédéric (Marc-André Brunet), which brings up her own unresolved emotional trauma around having been a childhood victim of

female genital mutilation Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. The practice is found ...

. The cast also includes Normand Daoust, Stephanie Dawson, Alexandre Dubois and Michel Vézina. The film premiered at the

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival ( cs, Mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary) is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become ...

in 2012, and was screened at the

Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival The Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival (french: Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, FCIAT) is an annual film festival, which takes place in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada.Sean Gordon"How one region in hard- ...

and the

Whistler Film Festival The Whistler Film Festival (WFF) is an annual film festival held in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 2001, the festival is held the first weekend of December and includes juried competitive sections, the Borsos Awards, and the Pand ...

later in the year, before going into commercial release in early 2013. Lessard won the

Borsos Competition The Borsos Competition is the main awards program for Canadian feature films screening at the annual Whistler Film Festival. Introduced for the first time in 2004, the juried competition presents six awards annually to honour films, actors, screenpl ...

award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film at Whistler. The film received four

Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.16th Jutra Awards The 16th Prix Jutra ceremony was held on March 23, 2014 at the Monument-National theatre in Montreal, Quebec, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2013. Nominations were announced in January.Éric Moreault"Prix Jutra: Louis Cyr champion ...

, for

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress awar ...

(Lessard), Best Supporting Actor (Daoust),

Best Screenplay Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporatio ...

(Laroche) and Best Original Music (

Thomas Hellman Thomas Hellman (born 1975) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, radio columnist, and author. Born to an American father and a French mother, he sings both in French and English. Music and writing Hellman's M.A thesis in French literature in McGill U ...

).Odile Tremblay
"Domination musclée de Louis Cyr aux nominations des Jutra"
''

Le Devoir ''Le Devoir'' (, "Duty") is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910. ''Le Devoir'' is one of few independent large-c ...

'', January 28, 2014.

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* 2012 films 2012 drama films Canadian drama films 2010s French-language films Black Canadian films Films about violence against women Films set in Quebec Films shot in Quebec Films directed by Martin Laroche French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films Works about female genital mutilation {{2010s-Canada-film-stub