Malartic (2024)
- Directed by
- Nicolas Paquet
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary shows the town of Malartic in Quebec, where a giant open-pit gold mine operates. The mine makes a lot of money, but the people living nearby remain poor and the town stays undeveloped.
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What happens
Malartic is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nicolas Paquet and released in 2024. The film is a portrait of the small mining town of Malartic, Quebec, centring on the extreme contrast between the wealth generated by Osisko Mining's open-pit mine in the town and the relative underdevelopment of the town and impoverishment of its residents. It is a sequel to his earlier documentary film The Golden Rule (La Regle d'or), which profiled the upheaval wreaked by the original development of the mine, which required part of the town to be relocated. The film premiered on February 28, 2024, at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma. It was subsequently screened at the Festival du cinéma documentaire de Gaspé Vues sur mer, where it won the Prix Caribou, before going into commercial release in April. Some later screenings were also held as a double feature, alongside The Golden Rule. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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