Les Rose

synopsis

In October 1970, members of the Front de libération du Québec kidnapped provincial government minister Pierre Laporte -- unleashing an unprecedented crisis in the province. Fifty years later, Félix Rose tries to understand what led his father and his uncle to commit these acts. Through intimate conversations with his uncle Jacques, speaking on the subject for the first time, and the legacy of his father Paul, he relives the rich heritage of a working-class Québécois family and emphasizes the social dimensions of the October Crisis.

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Documentary
2 hr. 8 min.

director

Félix Rose

writer

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synopsis

In October 1970, members of the Front de libération du Québec kidnapped provincial government minister Pierre Laporte -- unleashing an unprecedented crisis in the province. Fifty years later, Félix Rose tries to understand what led his father and his uncle to commit these acts. Through intimate conversations with his uncle Jacques, speaking on the subject for the first time, and the legacy of his father Paul, he relives the rich heritage of a working-class Québécois family and emphasizes the social dimensions of the October Crisis.

details

Documentary
2 hr. 8 min.

director

Félix Rose

writer