Rural Route 5 (film)

Rural Route 5
FrenchRang 5
Directed byRichard Lavoie
Written byRichard Lavoie
Produced byRichard Lavoie
CinematographyRichard Lavoie
Edited byIsabelle De Blois
Production
company
Release date
  • September 20, 1994 (1994-09-20)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Rural Route 5 (French: Rang 5) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Richard Lavoie and released in 1994.[1] The film centres on the changing nature of agriculture in the late 20th century, through a profile of farmers in the Lanaudière region of Quebec who are coping with changes in the industry.[2]

The film won the Prix L.-E.-Ouimet-Molson from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma in 1996.[3]

  1. ^ Philippe Gajan, "Proposition sur un monde / Rang 5 de Richard Lavoie". 24 images, Vol. 82 (1996). p. 41.
  2. ^ Michel Euvrard, "Retour à la terre : Rang 5". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 14 No. 2 (Summer 1995). pp. 16-17.
  3. ^ "Le Confessionnal snubbed". The Globe and Mail, February 12, 1996.