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.

• quebec
• interview
• mining
• rise and fall
• docudrama
• social documentary
• investigative journalism
• rights management
• collective rights management
• sustainable solutions
• project management
• gold mining
• documentary