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A Wives' Tale

Original title: Une histoire de femmes
Year: 1980
Running time: 72 min.
Country: Canada
Director: Sophie Bissonnette, Martin Duckworth, Joyce Rock
Screenwriter: Sophie Bissonnette, Joyce Rock
Cast: Documentary
Music: Rachel Paiement
Cinematography: Martin Duckworth, Leonard Gilday, Jean-Charles Tremblay
Producer: Les Ateliers Audio-Visuels du Québec
Genre: Documentary | Feminism. 1970s
Synopsis: A film about the women who supported the 1978 miners strike against Inco, the multinational which owned the nickel mines in Sudbury, Ontario. As the women became increasingly involved in the strike, they questioned more and more their traditional supportive role. This provoked many heated discussions among the women and obviously not without upsetting husband, family, union - and company...

Awards: 1981: Genie Awards (Canada): nominated to Best Feature Length Documentary.

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A Wives' Tale

1980

Sophie Bissonnette ...