The Furies () is a Canadian sports comedy film, directed by Mélanie Charbonneau and released in 2025.Charles=Henri Ramond, "Furies, Les – Film de Mélanie Charbonneau". Films du Québec, November 23, 2025. 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.Maxime Demers, "Après «Les Boys», voici «Les Furies», première comédie sportive québécoise au féminin". Le Journal de Montréal, November 21, 2025.
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.Charles Rioux, "Les Furies : le roller derby comme acte de résistance au féminin". Ici Radio-Canada, April 30, 2025. The film was shot in spring 2025 in Montreal and Waterloo.
The film premiered theatrically on November 19, 2025, at Montreal's Place des Arts,Sarah-Louise Pelletier-Morin, "«Les Furies»: patins et confettis". Le Devoir, November 18, 2025. 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.Jackson Weaver, "North of North, Heated Rivalry, 40 Acres lead Canadian Screen Award nominees". CBC News, March 25, 2026.
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