Cardboard City
A defiant poetic documentary preserves the working-class memory of Ville Jacques-Cartier as development threatens to bury it.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- defiant
- reflective
- reflective evening
- documentary film night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The developer's construction threatens to erase Ville Jacques-Cartier's working-class streets and memories.
The poet gathers voices from the past and revives local memories against present-day oblivion.
The film explicitly honors Ville Jacques-Cartier's laboring heritage and the remnants of its social world.
The plot describes an ode woven from memories, historical voices, and threatened urban spaces.
Films like Cardboard City, and why
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
Shares a documentary focus on urban redevelopment, threatened communities, and collective memory.
Los Sures
Shares an intimate portrait of working-class neighborhood heritage confronting social and economic erasure.
The Gleaners and I
Shares a lyrical, place-based meditation on memory, cultural identity, and changing communities.
Movie Details
- Directors
- André Forcier, Jean-Marc E. Roy
- Release Date
- 2025-09-05
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Jean-Marc Desgent
- Pierre Curzi
- France Castel
- Michèle Deslauriers
- Gaston Lepage
- Charlotte Aubin
- Sandrine Bisson
- Catherine Martel-Choinière
- Mario Petrone
Common questions
- What is Cardboard City about?
- A defiant poetic documentary preserves the working-class memory of Ville Jacques-Cartier as development threatens to bury it.
- What is Cardboard City like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cardboard City as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cardboard City violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Cardboard City.
- Which films are like Cardboard City?
- Films with a similar feel include The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, Los Sures, and The Gleaners and I.
- How long is Cardboard City?
- Cardboard City runs 80 minutes.
