Summer Crisis (2013)
September 13, 2013
Drama, History
1h 37m

In the summer of 1969, Bernard, a Gaspesian fisherman's son, arrive in Perce to fin work. He meets Paul, Jacques and Francis, Quebec Independence activists who have come to open the 'Fisherman's House'. They aim to organize public conferences and offer lodgings to young travelers. A motley crowd of Quebecers from all over the province soon flocks to Perce: artists, hippies, rockers, hitchhikers and the like shake local authorities. Bernard is won over by the trio's ideas and gets increasingly involved in their project. The following year, the will join the Front de liberation du Quebec (FLQ) and play a pivotal role in the Summer Crisis 1969.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Alain Chartrand
- Bernard Lortie Mikhaïl Ahooja
- Paul Rose Vincent-Guillaume Otis
- Francis Simard Charles-Alexandre Dubé
- Genevive Richer Geneviève Boivin-Roussy
- Gabriel Boudreau Kevin Parent
- Bujold Raymond Bouchard
- Duguay Luc Picard
- Lison Hébert Ariane-Li Simard-Côté
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Keywords
- political activism
- crisis
- quebec
- flq
- october crisis
- 1960s