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Silence Is Gold
Description
What are the limits to freedom of speech? Can we put a price on our spoken and
written words?
Following the 2008 release of the book Noir Canada, author
Alain Deneault, his co-writers and his publisher, Éditions Écosociété,
grappled with these questions—at great personal expense—after being sued for
defamation in Quebec and Ontario courts by two large Canadian mining
companies. Deneault and his publisher fought back, becoming entangled in a
seemingly never-ending spiral of judicial proceedings.
Silence Is Gold is a political and legal
thriller of a documentary that unfolds behind the scenes of the Canadian
justice system. Without judging or wading into the merits of the cases,
filmmaker Julien Fréchette leads us through the twists and turns of the
pre-trial legal proceedings, as we eagerly anticipate a resolution that is
continually delayed.
2012, 77 min 48 s
Awards
Special Mention for the Magnus Isacsson’s Award
Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal
November 7 to 18 2012, Montréal - Canada
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