The Invisible Nation | |
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French | Le Peuple invisible |
Directed by | Richard Desjardins Robert Monderie |
Written by | Richard Desjardins Robert Monderie |
Produced by | Colette Loumède |
Cinematography | Alain Dupras |
Edited by | Dominic Rioual |
Music by | Claude Fradette |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | French English Algonquian |
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The film premiered as the opening film of the 2007 Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival. [3]
It was the winner of the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 10th Jutra Awards in 2008. [4]
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