Name: Malartic
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2024-02-28
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Réjean Gariépy, Ginette Trudel, Geneviève Gariépy, Geneviève Brisson, Robert Wares

DocumentaryDrama

Overview

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.