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Orders (French: Les Ordres; 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.
Sep 27, 1974 · Orders: Directed by Michel Brault. With Hélène Loiselle, Jean Lapointe, Guy Provost, Claude Gauthier. A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charge for weeks during the October Crisis in 1970 Quebec.
- (1.2K)
- Drama, History
- Michel Brault
- 1974-09-27
Mar 5, 2020 · Le film aborde l'emprisonnement et le mauvais traitement de citoyens innocents par le gouvernement du Canada (Pierre Elliot Trudeau) de la Loi des mesures de guerre durant la Crise d'octobre 1970...
- 108 min
- 63.8K
- Marc SC
Les Ordres est un film québécois réalisé par Michel Brault, sorti le 27 septembre 1974 à Montréal. Le film aborde l'emprisonnement et le mauvais traitement de citoyens innocents découlant de l'emploi par le gouvernement du Canada de la Loi des mesures de guerre durant la crise d'Octobre 1970 au Québec .
Sep 20, 2009 · Michel Coulombe and Marcel Jean, ed., Le dictionnaire du cinéma québécois, 4th ed. (2006). Described by the Guardian as “a shattering indictment of the misuse of power,” Michel Brault’s Les Ordres is a poetic and lucid docudrama based on the exp...
Oct 5, 2016 · Les ordres has been rated by critics as one of the best Canadian films ever made. It subtly blends fiction and documentary realism in a chilling portrait of what can happen to a liberal democracy when the state imposes its power.
Dec 22, 2019 · Les ordres (1974) 4.2. ( 18) 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.
