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Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis (1973)

Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis poster
Directed by
Robin Spry
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
58 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary looks at how English-speaking Quebecers reacted to the 1970 October Crisis. It shows their feelings and views about the threat from a Quebec nationalist group.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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