Malartic (film)

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Malartic
Directed byNicolas Paquet
Written byNicolas Paquet
Produced by Nathalie Cloutier
Nicolas Paquet
Cinematography Geoffroy Beauchemin
Benoît Ouellet
François Pesant
Edited by Natacha Dufaux
Music by Richard Desjardins
Production
company
Release date
  • February 28, 2024 (2024-02-28)(RVQC)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Malartic is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nicolas Paquet and released in 2024. [1] The film is a portrait of the small mining town of Malartic, Quebec, centring on the extreme contrast between the wealth generated by Osisko Mining's open-pit mine in the town and the relative underdevelopment of the town and impoverishment of its residents. [2]

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It is a sequel to his earlier documentary film The Golden Rule (La Regle d'or), which profiled the upheaval wreaked by the original development of the mine, which required part of the town to be relocated. [3]

The film premiered on February 28, 2024, at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma. [3] It was subsequently screened at the Festival du cinéma documentaire de Gaspé Vues sur mer, where it won the Prix Caribou, [4] before going into commercial release in April. [5]

Some later screenings were also held as a double feature, alongside The Golden Rule. [6]

Awards

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Prix Iris December 8, 2024 Best Sound in a Documentary Catherine Van Der Donckt, Isabelle Lussier, Richard Saindon, Guillaume Lévesque Nominated [7]

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