''Fugueuse'' (''Runaway'' in English) is a French

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television drama series which premiered on January 8, 2018, on

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. The series stars Ludivine Reding as Fanny Couture, a teenage girl from a middle-class family, who is methodically manipulated into a world of prostitution by a network of

human traffickers Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extra ...

. The plot continues four years later in Season 2, which premiered on January 6, 2020.

Cast

* Ludivine Reding: Fanny Couture * Lynda Johnson: Mylene Couture, Fanny's mother * Claude Legault: Laurent Couture, Fanny's father * Jean-François Ruel: Damien Stone/Antoine Tremblay * Danielle Proulx: Manon, Fanny's grandma * Kimberly Laferrière: Natacha * Laurence Latreille: Ariane Béliveau-Leduc * Camille Felton: Jessica Rivet-De Souza * Amadou Madani Tall: Fred * Iannicko N'Doua-Légaré: Carlo Stevenson * Geneviève Rochette: Sylvie Béliveau, Ariane's mother * Stéphane Crête: Ariane's father *

Charlotte Aubin Charlotte Aubin (born September 4, 1991 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Isla Blanca'', for which she received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Actress at the 20th Quebec ...

: Peggy, Ariane's stepmother * Miryam 'Mimo' Magri: Michelle Garcia

Production staff

* Series created by Michelle Allen * Directed by Eric Tessier * Music by Christian Clermont * Produced by François Rozon and Vincent Gagné * A Encore Television production * Original network:

Awards

Prix Gémeaux The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language equ ...

2018 : ** Best actor in a supporting role : Claude Legault

References

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