Malartic is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Nicolas Paquet and released in 2024.[1] 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.[2]

Malartic
Directed byNicolas Paquet
Written byNicolas Paquet
Produced byNathalie Cloutier
Nicolas Paquet
CinematographyGeoffroy Beauchemin
Benoît Ouellet
François Pesant
Edited byNatacha Dufaux
Music byRichard Desjardins
Production
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Release date
  • February 28, 2024 (2024-02-28) (RVQC)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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.[3]

The film premiered on February 28, 2024, at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.[3] It was subsequently screened at the Festival du cinéma documentaire de Gaspé Vues sur mer, where it won the Prix Caribou,[4] before going into commercial release in April.[5]

Some later screenings were also held as a double feature, alongside The Golden Rule.[6]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Prix Iris December 8, 2024 Best Sound in a Documentary Catherine Van Der Donckt, Isabelle Lussier, Richard Saindon, Guillaume Lévesque Pending [7]

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