Mégantic s'inspire des événements survenus durant la tragédie ferroviaire de Lac-Mégantic en 2013. Cette fiction suit les destins de Méganticois marqués par des deuils et des traumatismes, mais aussi par la solidarité, le courage et l'héroïsme..
Le 6 juillet 2013, un train fou perce la nuit à Lac-Mégantic, armé de ses tonnes de pétrole. Dévalant une colline, les wagons déraillent au centre-ville, incinérant le coeur d’une communauté et emportant la vie de 47 innocents. Le cinéaste Philippe Falardeau dévoile que la thèse de l’accident ne tient pas. À travers des témoignages touchants, le réalisateur retrace l’itinéraire d’une bombe à retardement et raconte comment les citoyens de Lac-Mégantic n’ont pas fini de subir les contres-coups..
The night of July 6, 2013, changed the small, picturesque town of Lac-Mégantic in Quebec’s Eastern Townships in unfathomable and horrifying ways. In a matter of minutes, 47 people were killed instantly, and more than 2,000 were displaced when an unattended train derailed nearby. What exactly transpired that night?.
En 2013, un train transportant du pétrole brut a déraillé au centre-ville de Lac-Mégantic et fauché la vie de 47 personnes; Stéphane Archambault cherche à comprendre comment les habitants éprouvés par la tragédie ont su reprendre goût à la vie..
Donald Morrison was born in the town of Megantic Quebec to parents who had emigrated from Lewis in search of a better life. However, the life awaiting them was full of difficulty. When he came of age, Donald headed west and worked as a cowboy, sending money to his parents to pay off the debt on their homestead. Donald's life began to unravel when the owner of the debt claimed that the payments had never been made and evicted the family. This documentary tells Donald's story as he went on the run accused of murder and trying to clear his name..
