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The Water Bearer

Pascal Gélinas

2007 52 min

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The quest for fresh water leads Indonesians of Catholic and Muslim faiths to work together, along with Quebecer Gilles Raymond, to establish direct democracy. A road movie in which solidarity overcomes defeatism, and generosity wins over corruption.

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The quest for fresh water leads Indonesians of Catholic and Muslim faiths to work together, along with Quebecer Gilles Raymond, to establish direct democracy. A road movie in which solidarity overcomes defeatism, and generosity wins over corruption.

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• director
  Pascal Gélinas
  
• photography
  Pascal Gélinas
  
• editing
  Pascal Gélinas
  
• music
  Jean Saint-Onge
  

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