''The Last Nataq'' (french: Le dernier Nataq) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Lisette Marcotte and released in 2019.Jean-François Vachon
"«L’histoire de Nataq, c’est notre histoire à tous»"
''Le Citoyen'', October 27, 2019. The film is a portrait of Québécois singer-songwriter

Richard Desjardins Richard Desjardins (born March 16, 1948) is a Québécois folk singer and film director. Career Desjardins and his friends formed the country rock ensemble Abbitibbi in the 1970s; Desjardins played piano, guitar, and sang. When the group disban ...

, exploring both his life and the impact of his upbringing in

Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda ( 2021 population 42,313) is a city on Osisko Lake in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. The city of Rouyn-Noranda is a coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census ...

on the themes and values expressed in his work. The film premiered at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival in 2019, and was screened at the 2020 edition of the Rendez-Vous French Film Festival in

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, its planned theatrical release in 2020 was delayed, with the film having its commercial opening on April 21, 2021.Manon Dumais
"«Le dernier Nataq»: Richard Desjardins, un homme et son territoire"
'' Le Devoir'', April 23, 2021.

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* 2019 films 2019 documentary films Canadian documentary films Documentary films about singers Quebec films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub