Movie Details
Original Language:French
Executive Producers:Nathalie Cloutier
Production Companies:franC doc, ONF | NFB
Malartic
Audience Score
DirectorNicolas Paquet
WriterNicolas Paquet
1 hr 28 minDrama,
Documentary
Plot
Ten years after an enormous open-pit gold mine began operations in Malartic, the hoped-for economic miracle is nothing more than a mirage. Filmmaker Nicolas Paquet explores the glaring contrast between the town’s decline and the wealth of the mining company, along with the mechanisms of an opaque decision-making system in which ordinary people have little say. Part anthropological study, part investigation into the corridors of power, Malartic addresses the fundamental issue of sustainable and fair land management.
