The Eighth Floor Explained

The Eighth Floor
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Director:Pedro Ruiz
Producer:Arantza Maldonado
Pedro Ruiz
Starring:Jacques Lanctôt
Martin Dubreuil
Music:Jérôme Minière
Cinematography:Deymi D'Atri
Rodrigo Michelangeli
Editing:Pedro Ruiz
Studio:Faits Divers Media
Distributor:K Films Amérique
Runtime:91 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

The Eighth Floor (fr|Le huitième étage, jours de révolte, lit. "The Eighth Floor, Days of Revolt") is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Pedro Ruiz and released in 2023.[1] The film is a portrait of Jacques Lanctôt, a member of the Front de libération du Québec in the 1970s who spent a number of years living in exile in Cuba, before returning to Canada, serving a prison sentence, and then becoming a writer and publisher.[2]

The film includes dramatic re-enactments of various events from Lanctôt's time in Cuba, with Lanctôt portrayed by actor Martin Dubreuil.[1]

The film premiered at the Cinémathèque québécoise on October 27, 2023.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Alejandra de la Huerta, "The Eighth Floor Review: The Exile in Cuba". Point of View, February 26, 2024.
  2. Marco Fortier, "«Le huitième étage, jours de révolte»: les confessions d’un révolutionnaire fatigué". Le Devoir, October 27, 2023.
  3. Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.