Underplayed Gems

Prayer for a Lost Mitten (2020)

Prayer for a Lost Mitten poster
Original title
Prière pour une mitaine perdue
Directed by
Jean-François Lesage
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 19m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A documentary about the lost and found office in the Montreal Metro. It shows the items people lose and the workers who handle them.

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What happens

Prayer for a Lost Mitten (French: Prière pour une mitaine perdue) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jean-François Lesage and released in 2020. The film centres on the lost and found office of the Montreal Metro system. The film premiered as part of the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada it was not screened theatrically, but premiered as part of the festival's online streaming component. It was named the winner of the festival's Best Canadian Feature Documentary award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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