The Furies (2025 film)
2025 Canadian drama film
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The Furies (French: Les Furies) is a Canadian sports comedy film, directed by Mélanie Charbonneau and released in 2025.[1] The first comedy film ever made in Quebec to focus on women's sports instead of men's, the film stars Gabrielle Côté as Mélissa, a young woman from Waterloo, Quebec, who enlists the help of retired roller derby star Yvette (France Castel) to set up a roller derby team after the women's sports programs are evicted from the local arena due to the imminent arrival of a new semi-professional men's ice hockey team.[2]
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| The Furies | |
|---|---|
| French | Les Furies |
| Directed by | Mélanie Charbonneau |
| Written by | Gabrielle Côté |
| Produced by | Émilie Beaulieu Sarah Châtelain Stéphanie Pages |
| Starring | Gabrielle Côté France Castel Anne-Élisabeth Bossé |
| Cinematography | Ariel Méthot |
| Edited by | Isabelle Malenfant Matthieu Bouchard |
| Music by | Antoine Rochette |
Production company | Écho Média |
| Distributed by | Immina Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The cast also includes Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Juliette Gosselin, Aurélia Arandi-Longpré, Debbie Lynch-White, Nathalie Doummar, Sandrine Bisson, Antoine Bertrand, Antoine Pilon, Maxime de Cotret and Lyraël Dauphin in supporting roles.
Côté was the writer of the film's screenplay.[3] The film was shot in spring 2025 in Montreal and Waterloo.[3]
The film premiered theatrically on November 19, 2025, at Montreal's Place des Arts,[4] in advance of its commercial release on November 28.
France Castel received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026.[5]
