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Traitor or Patriot (2000)

★ 8.0/10 82 min Documentary Canada French
Writers' Assistant: Pascale Bilodeau
Writer: Jacques Godbout
Streaming: Not available

Description

This feature documentary is a portrait of Adélard Godbout, the largely forgotten man who was Premier of Quebec from 1939 to 1944. During his office, Godbout helped lay the groundwork for the Quiet Revolution of the 1950s and 1960s: instituting compulsory education, giving women the vote, creating Hydro-Québec and trying to free the province from domination by the clergy. Yet, during the conscription crisis, he favoured sending volunteers to fight Hitler: a sin for which many would never forgive him. Filmmaker Jacques Godbout takes a fresh look at his great-uncle's legacy.

Top Cast

Eric Amyot
Serge Bernier
Gérard Bouchard
Gérard Bouchard
Guy Bouthillier
Paul-André Comeau
Micheline Dumont
Gérard Filion
Josh Freed

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