A Losing Game

Feb 19, 2025

1h 37m

★ 0.0

Early in our history, we decided that not all voices would count.

Overview

A Losing Game follows three people who ran for office in the 2022 Quebec provincial election, casting a critical eye on its electoral system and the many ways in which it is dysfunctional.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

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Cast

Renaud Blais

Jean-Louis Thémis

Elza Kephart

Catherine Dorion

Hugo Bonin

Francis Dupuis-Déri

Idil Issa

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A Losing Game

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