Malartic

Nicolas Paquet
2023 - Documentary - 88 min

Homegrown cinema


Malartic

country:
Québec (Canada)
language:
French

Ten years after the opening of the huge Malartic open-pit gold mine, the expected economic miracle has become a mirage. Noting the glaring discrepancy between the town’s decline and the mining company’s wealth, director Nicolas Paquet reveals the inner workings of an opaque decision-making system where the citizenry has no say. Part anthropological study, part investigation into the heart of power, Malartic raises the universal question of democratic land management.

FST - French subtitles
EST - English subtitles
CC - Closed captions

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