The Benevolents (French: Les Bienveillants) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Sarah Baril Gaudet and released in 2021.
[1] An exploration of contemporary loneliness and the importance of human social connection, the film is a portrait of various people who are training to become volunteers for Tel-Aide, a crisis hotline in Montreal, Quebec.
The film premiered at the 2021 Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie.
It was subsequently distributed principally through Op-Docs, The New York Times's streaming platform for documentaries.
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