
Denys Desjardins
Director


In the 1930s, in the throes of the Great Depression, the government of Quebec relocated more than 80,000 citizens to found a new settlement in the virgin forests of Quebec's Abitibi region. After enduring backbreaking work to clear the land, however, many left, seeking a better life in the city or as labourers for the large corporations that had come to exploit the North's valuable resources. The Lalancette family, however, have persisted in forging their future on the land from one generation to the next, earning their keep from farming, and defying the constraints of globalization and the mining and forestry companies that control the area. Revisiting the heritage of Quebec filmmakers who documented Abitibi, following in the footsteps of Pierre Perrault, among others, this documentary traces a defining chapter of Quebec history and raises fundamental questions about regional development.
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Denys Desjardins
Director

Hauris Lalancette
Self
Laurie Lalancette
Self
Christiane Lalancette
Self
Rafaël Lalancette
Self
Félix Lalancette
Self
André Desjardins
Self
Daniel Lalancette
Self
Monique Lalancette
Self
Annie Racicot
Self
Camille Lalancette
Self
Rébecca Lalancette
Self
Rosaire Guénette
Self

Denys Desjardins
Writer