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Seeking the Current (2010)

Seeking the Current poster
Original title
Chercher le courant
Directed by
Alexis de Gheldere, Nicolas Boisclair
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two filmmakers canoe down a Quebec river before hydroelectric dams are built. They question the project and argue for less harmful energy alternatives.

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What happens

Chercher le courant est un film documentaire québécois, réalisé par Nicolas Boisclair et Alexis de Gheldere, sorti sur les écrans en 2010. Le film met en scène les deux réalisateurs explorant en canot la Romaine, une rivière québécoise, avant que des barrages hydroélectriques n'y soient construits. Ce « river movie » questionne la pertinence d'un tel projet et fait valoir d'autres solutions sur le plan énergétique, a priori moins destructrices et plus rentables économiquement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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