''A Wives' Tale'' () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by

Sophie Bissonnette Sophie Bissonnette (born September 18, 1956) is a Canadian filmmaker and producer. After graduating from Queen's University, she began making films in Montreal and released most of her documentary films in the 1980s. In these films, Bissonnette ...

Martin Duckworth Martin Duckworth (born March 8, 1933) is a Canadian documentary director and cinematographer who was on staff at the National Film Board from 1963 to 1970 and has continued to work with them as a freelance filmmaker. He was cinematographer on mor ...

and Joyce Rock and released in 1980. The film explores the role of women in the community during the 1978 Inco strike, when a nine-month strike at

INCO Vale Canada Limited (formerly Vale Inco, CVRD Inco and Inco Limited; for corporate branding purposes simply known as "Vale" and pronounced in English) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Brazilian mining company Vale. Vale's nickel mining and ...

's mining operations in

Sudbury Sudbury may refer to: Places Australia * Sudbury Reef, Queensland Canada * Greater Sudbury, Ontario ** Sudbury (federal electoral district) ** Sudbury (provincial electoral district) ** Sudbury Airport ** Sudbury Basin, a meteorite impact cra ...

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

decimated the local economy. The film won the Prix de la critique québécoise from the

Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma The Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma (AQCC) is a Canadian organization of film critics from Quebec. Formed in 1973, the organization currently presents two annual awards: the Prix Luc-Perreault for best Quebec film of the year and ...

in 1981, although the filmmakers did not receive the traditional prize money as the Quebec Film Institute had opted to discontinue funding the award without informing the AQCC. The film was also a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...

nominee for Best Theatrical Documentary at the

2nd Genie Awards The 2nd Genie Awards were held March 12, 1981, honouring Canadian films released in 1980. Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 10, 1981. The ceremony, which was broadcast live by the CBC, was held at the Roya ...

in 1981.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wives Tale 1980 films 1980 documentary films Canadian documentary films Films shot in Greater Sudbury Documentary films about mining Documentary films about women in Canada Documentary films about labour relations in Canada Women in Ontario 1980s Canadian films 1980s English-language films 1980s French-language films 1980 multilingual films Canadian multilingual films Documentary films about Ontario English-language documentary films French-language Canadian films