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Venus (2017 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Venus' is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Eisha Marjara and released in 2017.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-review-venus-is-an-insightful-drama-with-a-big-heart/ "Review: Venus is an insightful drama with a big heart"]. 'The Globe and Mail', May 17, 2018. 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.[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/venus-transgender-eisha-marjara/ "Venus tackles a transgender story from an immigrant lens"]. 'Now', May 17, 2018.
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.[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/eisha-marjara-forgoes-the-drama-in-transgender-tale-venus "Eisha Marjara forgoes the drama in transgender tale Venus"]. 'Montreal Gazette', March 2, 2018.
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.
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