Normetal

196017 min 23 secFilm: Documentary

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Direction: Gilles Groulx

Production: Léonard ForestLouis Portugais

Script: Gilles Groulx

Filmed in the town of Normétal in northern Québec, this film provides a first-hand introduction to life in a frontier mining community where all roads lead to the pithead. Dweller of two worlds, the copper miner's life is one of contrasts. A mile underground are the rock face, the clattering drills, the dust of explosions; above ground, all the familiar activities of a small town.

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Subject categories


  • Mining > Arctic RegionMetalsMining CommunitiesQuébecWork Issues
  • History > Canada 1946-1991
  • Social Studies > Environmental ChallengesLabour Studies
  • Geography > Natural Resources

Credits


director
Gilles Groulx
script
Gilles Groulx
producer
Léonard Forest
Louis Portugais
photography
Michel Brault
sound
Bernard Bordeleau
Pierre Lemelin
music
Maurice Blackburn