Orders (1974 film)
# Orders (1974 film)

Orders (French: Les Ordres; known in the United States as: Orderers) is a 1974 Quebec historical drama film about the incarceration of innocent civilians during the 1970 October Crisis and the War Measures Act enacted by the Canadian government of Pierre Trudeau. It is the second film by director Michel Brault. It features entertainer and Senator Jean Lapointe.

## Plot

The film tells the story of five of those incarcerated civilians. It is scripted but is inspired by a number of interviews with actual prisoners made during the events and its style is heavily inspired by the Quebec school of Cinéma vérité. It is a docufiction.

## Cast

* Hélène Loiselle as Marie Boudreau
* Jean Lapointe as Clermont Boudreau
* Guy Provost as Dr. Jean-Marie Beauchemin
* Claude Gauthier as Richard Lavoie
* Louise Forestier as Claudette Dusseault
* Louise Pratte as Louise Boudreau
* Martine Pratte as Martine Boudreau
* Monique Pratte as Monique Boudreau
* Amulette Garneau as Mrs. Thibault, The Neighbour
* Louise Latraverse as Claire Beauchemin
* Sophie Clément as Ginette Lavoie
* Esther Auger as Esther
* Claire Richard as Mrs. Vezina
* J. Léo Gagnon as The Grocer
* José Rettino as The Foreman

## Awards

It shared a Cannes Film Festival Award in 1975 and four Canadian Film Awards (predecessor of the Genie Awards) the same year. It was also selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was selected to be screened in the Cannes Classics section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

* 1975 Cannes Film Festival, won for Best Director (Michel Brault, tied with Costa Gavras for Section spéciale)
* 1975 Cannes Film Festival, nominated for Golden Palm (Michel Brault)
* 1975 Canadian Film Awards, won for Best Feature Film (Claude Godbout and Bernard Lalonde)
* 1975 Canadian Film Awards, won for Film of the Year (Claude Godbout and Bernard Lalonde)
* 1975 Canadian Film Awards, won for Best Original Script (Michel Brault)
* 1975 Canadian Film Awards, won for Best Direction (Michel Brault)
* The Toronto International Film Festival ranked it in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time four times, in 1984, 1993, 2004 and 2015.
