This feature-length documentary looks at those desperate days of October 1970 when Montreal awaited the outcome of FLQ terrorist acts. Using news reports and clips from the time, the film reflects upon the October Crisis and reveals the relief, dismay and defiance people felt when the Canadian army stepped in.

Action: The October Crisis of 1970: Directed by Robin Spry. With Thor Bishopric, Pierre Bourgault, Réal Caouette, Claude Charron. A historical account of the French-Canadian terrorist kidnapping incident and the Federal Govt.'s response by declaring martial-law.

Apr 5, 2022 · Stylish and shockingly relevant, this two-part documentary series brings the 1960's protest movement in Quebec and the radical FLQ militants who defined it to life. Revolutionary moments ripped...

The October Crisis (French: Crise d'Octobre) was a chain of political events in Canada that started in October 1970 when members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnapped the provincial Labour Minister Pierre Laporte and British diplomat James Cross from his …

Oct 4, 2020 · The National Film Board documentary — which can be viewed for free at nfb.ca — has received favourable reviews but been criticized for romanticizing Laporte’s killers.

Quebec My Country Mon Pays charts the aftermath of Quebec’s Quiet Revolution in the 1960s. This social justice movement unleashed dramatic cultural and political changes that led to the separatist...

The Front de libération du Québec [a] (FLQ) was a militant Quebec separatist group which aimed to establish an independent and socialist Quebec through violent means. [3] [4] It was a terrorist group, and was labeled as such by the Canadian government.

6 days ago · Harrowing and infuriating accurately describe Michel Brault’s Orders (Les Ordres, 1974), a French-Canadian production little-seen and little-known outside of its native Canada. It’s one of the best Blu-ray releases of the year.

Stylish and shockingly relevant, this 2 part documentary series brings the 1960's protest movement in Quebec and the radical FLQ militants who defined…

Oct 8, 2024 · In October 1970, the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) sparked a nationwide crisis by kidnapping British diplomat James Cross and Quebec Deputy Premier Pierre Laporte, whom they later murdered....