Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis (1973)
58m
Running Time
January 1, 1973Release Date
Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis (1973)
58m
Running Time
January 1, 1973Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
This feature documentary gives voice to various English-speaking groups in Montréal and other places in Québec as they react to the October Crisis of 1970, when Québec nationalism took a violent turn. A British diplomat had been kidnapped, a Québec cabinet minister murdered. The troops were brought in as a safeguard. This film is a vigorous reflection of the discussions and analyses of the situation that went on wherever people gathered, voicing attitudes and fears, sympathies and concerns.
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Wiki.
Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis is a 1973 Canadian documentary film directed by Robin Spry and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The companion film to Spry's Action: The October Crisis of 1970, it explores the reactions of English-speaking Quebecers to the 1970 October Crisis and the threat of the Quebec nationalist group, Front de libération du Québec.