''The Hole Story'' (french: Trou story) is a 2011

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and

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directed by Richard Desjardins and about mining in Canada and its impact on the environment and workers' health. The film focuses primarily on the mining communities of the

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and Abitibi-Témiscamingue regions, including Sudbury,

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, Rouyn-Noranda,

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and Malartic. The film includes interviews with figures such as federal Member of Parliament

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, former Ontario MPP

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, former Sudbury mayor

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, Rouyn-Noranda mayor Mario Provencher and former Val-d'Or mayor and Quebec MNA André Pelletier. Produced by the

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, the film had its world premiere in October 2011 at the

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, before opening in Quebec theatres.

References

External links

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''The Hole Story Interactive''
web documentary
Interview with Richard Desjardins
''Morning North'', CBCS-FM 2011 films 2011 documentary films Quebec films National Film Board of Canada documentaries Documentary films about mining Mining in Canada National Film Board of Canada web documentaries Canadian environmental websites Films shot in Greater Sudbury Films shot in Quebec French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub