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Canary

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2022 12 min
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A young boy named Sonny works in an underground coal mine with the adults, taking care of the canary that detects deadly methane gas. He teaches the bird to play dead to prank the men, risking their lives for a moment in the sunlight above.

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A young boy named Sonny works in an underground coal mine with the adults, taking care of the canary that detects deadly methane gas. He teaches the bird to play dead to prank the men, risking their lives for a moment in the sunlight above.

Animals
Psychology and Psychiatry
Safety
Mining
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  • director
    Pierre-Hugues Dallaire
    Benoît Therriault
  • producer
    Sébastien Moreau
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