After garnering raves following its world premiere at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (RVQC) at the end of February, the feature-length documentary Malartic, directed by Nicolas Paquet, will be released in theatres on April 19 in several Quebec cities: Montreal, Quebec City, Rouyn-Noranda (Abitibi) and Rimouski (Bas-Saint-Laurent). The director will be in attendance at a number of screenings. Made 10 years after Paquet's documentary La règle d'or (The Golden Rule), Malartic examines the fallout from the largest open-pit gold mine in Canada. Revealing the broken promises of that megaproject, this topical film investigates the corridors of power and questions whether land management is democratic.
The film will also be featured at festivals in Gaspé and Sherbrooke in early April, and there will be community screenings in Quebec.
About the film
Malartic by Nicolas Paquet (88 min)
A franC doc films (bis)/NFB co-production
