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202029 minPGdocumentary

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Two Countries, One Street

202029 minPGdocumentary

In the border towns of Rock Island, Stanstead, and Beebe in Quebec, along with Derby Line in Vermont, residents navigate life divided by an international boundary.

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Channel: NFB

Two Countries, One Street

2020• 29 minPG

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In the border towns of Rock Island, Stanstead, and Beebe in Quebec, along with Derby Line in Vermont, residents navigate life divided by an international boundary.

Synopsis

This short documentary visits the 3 Quebec border towns of Rock Island, Stanstead and Beebe, and the Vermont town of Derby Line to see how residents and officials cope with a civic life that is cut down the middle by an international boundary.

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