Peace Park

A grounded, observational look at a shared urban space and the people fighting to keep it, equal parts community portrait and quiet protest.

Directed by

David Bouthillier

Genres

Documentary, Crime, Drama

Starring

David Bouthillier, Eric Lebeau, Charles Rivard

Overview

Professional skateboarder, David Boots has been following his passion for skateboarding at Peace Park (place de la Paix) for the last 20 years. PEACE PARK is his first feature length documentary film, which shows an uncensored insider’s perspective of the communities that frequent the park and their struggle to survive Montreal’s attempts to gentrify its red-light district. It explores the ways the city and corporate interests view the people in the park, and looks at the way the two communities (the lifers and the skateboarders) manage to share the space through tolerance and respect.

How it feels

Measured and needs your attention.

About

Class, identity, isolation, survival

Content

Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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