Referendum: Take 2

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Referendum: Take 2 (1996)

Directed by Stéphane Drolet

Documentary · 1h 17m

October, 1995. The most important political event in recent Canadian history, the Quebec vote on sovereignty, is about to unfold. During the tense days leading up to the referendum for independence, 23 filmmakers from the NFB's English and French documentary studios take their cameras into the streets and homes of Quebeckers. Culled from 250 hours of footage, Referendum is an emotional portrait of a profoundly divided society. In a collage of powerful moments, the video recaptures the emotions of that time and measures them against today's political agenda. Implicit is the question: What next?

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Cast

J
Josh Freed self
C
Charles Taylor self
M
Matthew Coon Come self Bernard Landry self Jean Chrétien archival footage Jacques Parizeau archival footage René Lévesque archival footage
M
Michael Enright self Lucien Bouchard archival footage Louise Harel self
D
Dan Knafou taxi driver

Crew

Director
Stéphane Drolet
Producer
Jacques Vallée, Adam Symansky

Details

Release date
1996-03-25
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
English, French
Countries
Canada
Production
ONF | NFB