Malartic (movie)
- User score: 8
- Production country: Canada
- Producer: Nicolas Paquet
- Production companies: franC doc, ONF | NFB
- Genre: Documentary, Drama
- Release date: 2/28/2024
- Run time: 88 min.
Movie description
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.
