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The Great Resistance is a quebecois film of genre Documentary directed by Denys Desjardins
The Great Resistance (2007)
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Add to a movie listThe Great Resistance (French: Au pays des colons) is a 2007 documentary by Quebec film director Denys Desjardins. This length feature is produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
Synopsis
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.Comments
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