Le prix des mots (2012)
1h 17m
Running Time
November 1, 2012Release Date
Le prix des mots (2012)
1h 17m
Running Time
November 1, 2012Release Date
Plot.
This feature documentary takes us through the twists and turns of judicial proceedings pitting Canadian mining companies Barrick Gold and Banro against author Alain Deneault, his co-writers and publisher Éditions Écosociété, following the 2008 release of the book Noir Canada, which raised troubling questions about the controversial practices of Canadian mining companies in Africa. Silence is Gold is a legal and political thriller that captures years of intense psychological tension.
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Silence Is Gold (French: Le Prix des mots) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Julien Fréchette and released in 2012. The film profiles writer Alain Deneault, who had to battle a SLAPP suit after the publication of his 2008 book Noir Canada: Pillage, corruption et criminalité en Afrique, about the activities of Canadian mining companies in Africa.
The film premiered at the 2012 Montreal International Documentary Festival, before going into wider release in February 2013.