The Discarded

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Canada, 2020, 86 min

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Maggie is unemployed and beset by debts. When her plans to become a nurse derail, she is sucked into a shady scheme of debt cancellation in exchange for a commitment to work for a certain period. Street demonstrations make Maggie begin to doubt the scheme’s legitimacy. She is about to discover the depth of the oppressive forces that underlie it. (Montreal World Film Festival)

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