The Eighth Floor | |
Native Name: | |
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]