Les ordres (1974)

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109 min - Drama | History - 27 September 1974 (Canada)

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A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charge for weeks during the October Crisis in 1970 Quebec.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Hélène Loiselle	...	Marie Boudreau
	Jean Lapointe	...	Clermont Boudreau
	Guy Provost	...	Dr. Jean-Marie Beauchemin
	Claude Gauthier	...	Richard Lavoie
	Louise Forestier	...	Claudette Dusseault
	Louise Pratte	...	Louise Boudreau
	Martine Pratte	...	Martine Boudreau
	Monique Pratte	...	Monique Boudreau
	Amulette Garneau	...	Mrs. Thibault, The Neighbour
	Louise Latraverse	...	Claire Beauchemin
	Sophie Clément	...	Ginette Lavoie
	Esther Auger	...	Esther
	Claire Richard	...	Mrs. Vezina
	J. Léo Gagnon	...	The Grocer
	José Rettino	...	The Foreman

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October 1970: Under the pretext of waging war against the terrorist group Front de libération du Québec, the Canadian Parliament passes the War Measures Act. The Police and the Army use it and try to break-up popular groups in the Province of Quebec. More then 400 people are arrested for what appears to be their social activities. No charges are ever filed against them. This is their story. Written by Jean-Marie Berthiaume <jiembe@videotron.ca>

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