Octobre is a 1994 Quebec film directed by filmmaker and noted independentist Pierre Falardeau. It tells a version of the October Crisis 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, as reported to director Pierre Falardeau by Chénier Cell member Francis Simard during interviews in jail over a period of 5 years. The film is based on the 1982 book Pour en finir avec Octobre by Francis Simard, who was one of the members of the Chénier Cell. The film was co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

Notable cast

Maryse Ouellet

Luc Picard

Serge Houde

See also

Cinema of Quebec

History of Quebec

External links

NFB Web page (in French)

Octobre

References

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

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