The Ballad of Hard Times

The Ballad of Hard Times (La turlute des années dures) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Richard Boutet and Pascal Gélinas and released in 1983. The film documents the effects of the Great Depression in Quebec through the testimonies of survivors of the period; the film takes its name from its soundtrack of popular Depression-era Quebec folk music, including the songs of La Bolduc.

The film won the Prix L.-E.-Ouimet-Molson from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma, and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.