''Octobre'' is a

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

film directed by filmmaker and noted independentist

Pierre Falardeau Pierre Falardeau (; December 28, 1946 – September 25, 2009) was a Québécois film and documentary director, pamphleteer and noted activist for Quebec independence. Falardeau wrote at least one book, ''Rien n'est plus précieux que la liber ...

. It tells a version of the

October Crisis The October Crisis () 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 f ...

from the point of view of the Chénier Cell, the FLQ terrorist cell who in 1970 kidnapped and murdered Quebec minister and Deputy Premier

Pierre Laporte Pierre Laporte (; 25 February 1921 – 17 October 1970) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was deputy premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped and murdered by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FL ...

, as reported to director Pierre Falardeau by Chénier Cell member Francis Simard during interviews in jail over a period of 5 years.''Les boeufs sont lents mais la terre est patiente'', p.104, Pierre Falardeau, 1999 The film is based on the 1982 book ''Pour en finir avec Octobre'' by

Francis Simard Francis Simard, (June 2, 1946 – January 10, 2015) was a Quebec nationalist and convicted murderer. Simard was a member of the Chénier Cell of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), a group dedicated to the creation of an independent Marxi ...

, who was one of the members of the Chénier Cell. The film was co-produced by the

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; ) is a Canadian public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and altern ...

Notable cast

Maryse Ouellet Maryse Mizanin ( Ouellet; born January 21, 1983) is a Canadian and American television personality, model, actress and retired professional wrestler. After spending years modeling, including winning Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada in 2003, Mizanin ...

Luc Picard Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian. Early life and education Picard was born on 24 September 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He trained at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, ...

Serge Houde Serge Houde (born February 16, 1953) is a Canadian film and television character actor. He is best known for his role in Jon Cassar's Emmy-nominated miniseries ''The Kennedys (TV miniseries), The Kennedys'' playing the notorious Chicago mafia b ...

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NFB Web page (in French)
1994 films Quebec films Canadian drama films Political films based on actual events National Film Board of Canada films Films shot in Montreal Films set in Montreal October Crisis Films directed by Pierre Falardeau French-language Canadian films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub

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