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On the Tobacco Road
197726 min 3 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Maurice Bulbulian
Production: Jean-Marc Garand
The tobacco fields around Delhi, Ontario, attract hordes of young pickers, many of whom come from Québec. This year, work is scarce. Rumour has it that foreign--and cheaper--migrant labour has been imported. The Québécois gather in the town's parks, waiting for jobs. The camera singles out a group of them, and shows their experiences at the hands of the law and a group of racist hoodlums.
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Subject categories
- Agriculture > Crops - Cultivation and HarvestingOntarioSocial Issues
- Social Issues > Cultural GroupsDiscrimination and StereotypingWork and UnemploymentYoung Adults
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > English-French Relations
- Work and Labour Relations > Working LifeYouth
Credits
- director
- Maurice Bulbulian
- producer
- Jean-Marc Garand
- photography
- Pierre Letarte
- sound
- Yves Gendron
- editing
- Marc Hébert
- Maurice Bulbulian
- music
- Offenbach
- re-recording
- Michel Descombes