Les Ordres
Orders (; known in the United States as: Orderers) is a 1974 Quebec historical drama film about the incarceration of innocent civilians during the 1970 October Crisis following the War Measures Act enacted by the Canadian government of Pierre Trudeau. It is the second film by director Michel Brault. It features entertainer and Senator Jean Lapointe.
Plot
In October 1970, following terrorist acts and demands by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), the Canadian government adopted the War Measures Act to restore law and order. The Act overrode fundamental rights and privileges enumerated in common law and in the Canadian Bill of Rights. This measure enabled the arbitrary arrest of more than 450 people, against whom no charges were ever laid. Some were held as many as 21 days.
More details
| author | Michel Brault |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Montreal |
| director | Michel Brault |
| editor | Yves Dion |
| genre | drama historical political |
| keywords | adopt front de libération du québec law and order script war measures act |
| musicBy | Philippe Gagnon |
| nomination | International Submission to the Academy Awards |
| producer | Guy Dufaux |
| productionCompany | Productions Prisma |
| theme | cinéma vérité docufiction |