Malartic

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.

Director: Nicolas Paquet

Cast: Réjean Gariépy, Ginette Trudel, Geneviève Gariépy, Geneviève Brisson, Robert Wares, Anne-Marie Voisard, Annabelle Blais, Anne-Julie Asselin

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.