SYNOPSIS
On October 26th, 2012, a red dust blanketed Quebec City, and more specifically the Limoilou district, where Véronique Lalande and her partner Louis Duchesne had bought and renovated a small duplex to raise their one-year-old son, Léo. Iron oxide, nickel, zinc copper, arsenic and other heavy metals fall on the neighbourhoods surrounding the Port of Quebec, home to St. Lawrence Stevedoring, the largest nickel ferry in North America. Ever since, Véronique has been calling, writing and calling out, spreading her indignation and her desire for a healthy environment.
Will this ordinary citizen succeed in forcing this multinational to comply with the law?
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DIRECTOR
Jean-Laurence Seaborn
SEE COMPLETE PROFILEThe Seaborn brothers made their debut in social documentary film in the 2000s. Using direct cinema, they create powerful bonds with their protagonists, resulting in images and testimonies without barriers. It is through cinema that they participate in social causes. They bring to light extraordinary characters who have left their mark on the Quebec landscape. They brought to the screen the reality of injection drug users in the film Pas de piquerie dans mon quartier, broadcast on Télé-Québec in January 2012. They have also developed solid expertise in documentary post-production, producing over forty one-off documentaries and a dozen documentary series for television.
Jonathan Seaborn
SEE COMPLETE PROFILEThe Seaborn brothers made their debut in social documentary film in the 2000s. Using direct cinema, they create powerful bonds with their protagonists, resulting in images and testimonies without barriers. It is through cinema that they participate in social causes. They bring to light extraordinary characters who have left their mark on the Quebec landscape. They brought to the screen the reality of injection drug users in the film “Pas de piquerie dans mon quartier”, broadcast on Télé-Québec in January 2012. They have also developed solid expertise in documentary post-production, producing over forty one-off documentaries and a dozen documentary series for television.