Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age

Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age[1][2] (French: Je vous salue salope : la mysogynie au temps du numérique) is a Canadian documentary feature film by Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist released in 2022.[3] It is produced and distributed by La Ruelle Films.

Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age
Directed byLéa Clermont-Dion
Guylaine Maroist
Written byLéa Clermont-Dion
Guylaine Maroist
Produced byLa Ruelle Films
StarringLaura Boldrini
Marion Séclin
Kiah Morris
Donna Zuckerberg
Sarah T. Roberts
Production
company
Distributed byLa Ruelle Films
Release date
September 9, 2022
CountryCanada
LanguagesFrench, English

Synopsis

The film exposes the many consequences of online misogyny.[4] It sheds lights on hatred towards women.[5] This Canadian documentary feature by Clermont-Dion and Maroist, succeeds on being suspensful while it follows four women across two different continents:[2] Laura Boldrini, former President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies; Kiah Morris, former Democratic representative; French actor and YouTuber Marion Séclin; and Laurence Gratton, a school teacher from Montréal.[6]

Experts in the field also testify: Donna Zuckerberg, specialist in cyber-violence against women and sister of the founder of Facebook,[7] Laurence Rosier, professor of linguistics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and Sarah T. Roberts, author, researcher and professor at the prestigious University of California in Los Angeles.

This feature-length documentary looks at the impact and scourge of cyber-violence and digital misogyny by following victims up close and personal in their daily lives.

The National Post gave it a 5-star rating[8] and Le Soleil gave it a 4-star rating.[9]

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Cast

References
  1. "Je Vous Salue Salope - The rise of cyberbullying and online mysoginy". CBC.ca. September 6, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  2. "Shocking Quebec-made film showcases the sorry reality of cyber-violence against women".
  3. Montreal Gazette, Arts. "Dunlevy: Quebec documentary exposes toll of online misogyny". Montrealgazette.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  4. "Dunlevy: Quebec documentary exposes toll of online misogyny".
  5. Roy, Marie-Josée R. (2022-08-02). "«Je vous salue salope»: un percutant documentaire sur la misogynie". Journal Métro (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  6. "Documentary by Quebec filmmakers exposes horror of cyber violence against women". The Globe and Mail. 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  7. Caillou, Annabelle (2022-09-02). "«Je vous salue salope»: «elles vivent comme dans un film d'horreur»". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  8. "Film review: Backlash will make you angry, and that's good". nationalpost. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  9. Bouchard, Geneviève (2022-09-07). "Je vous salue salope : un fléau beaucoup plus que virtuel **** [VIDÉO]". Le Soleil (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  10. CTVM (5 August 2022). "Je vous salue Salope… au cinéma le 9 septembre 2022". Magazine (in French).
  11. "Léa Clermont-Dion a interviewé Donna Zuckerberg pour son film sur la misogynie". Ton petit look (in Canadian French). 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
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