La Plus Belle Province

The series La Plus Belle Province by Guillaume Sylvestre, narrated by Denys Arcand, offers a frank, unfiltered look beneath Quebec’s surface. The four films in the series immerse viewers in the unexpected worlds of our Quebec—from blue-collar workers in the regions to the champagne socialists of the Plateau.

  • Year of production: 2021 - 2022
  • Genre: Documentary Series
  • Format: 4 x 45 mins
  • Producers: Patrick Fauquembergue, Daniel Morin
  • Director: Guillaume Sylvestre
  • Broadcaster: VRAI – MOI ET CIE
  • Original language: French

L’oiseau de Feu

Episode 1

L’Oiseau de Feu offers a dizzying dive into the heart of the largest aluminum smelter in the Americas—Hydro-Québec’s number one client, which consumes as much electricity as a capital city. Built by the proud residents of the North Shore of Sept-Îles.

  • Year of production: 2021 - 2022
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Format: 45 mins
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Le Paradis Perdu

Epsiode 2

Le Paradis Perdu paints a striking portrait of Schefferville, —an abandoned former mining town in Quebec’s Far West. With the mine now officially closed, about thirty white residents remain, effectively isolated within the Innu community of Matimekush–Lac John. With no road access, Schefferville exists beyond the reach of the “southern” laws—for better or for worse.

  • Year of production: 2021 - 2022
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Format: 45 mins
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Les Français de Montréal

Episode 3

Les Français de Montréal takes a wildlife-style look at the recently immigrated French population putting down roots and starting families in Quebec. For the past fifteen years or so, this distinctive species has been migrating and reproducing here: each year, over 4,000 French immigrants leave the Old Continent in search of a promised land—drawn by freedom, wide open spaces, bilingualism, and a famously cheerful lifestyle.

  • Year of production: 2021 - 2022
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Format: 45 mins
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Le Sucre de la Terre

Epsiode 4

Le Sucre de la Terre paints an iconoclastic portrait of Beauce—the most fertile ground for entrepreneurs in Quebec and the world’s number one producer of maple syrup. From multimillionaire business owners to the 51 Party, which wants to make Quebec the 51st American state, and the robotized sugar shacks to the creators of Beauce’s new wave of cannabis producers, this episode unveils a little-known and fascinating side of the Beauce region.

  • Year of production: 2021 - 2022
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Format: 45 mins
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