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The Eighth Floor (French: 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 Eighth Floor
FrenchLe huitième étage, jours de révolte
Directed byPedro Ruiz
Written byPedro Ruiz
Produced byArantza Maldonado
Pedro Ruiz
StarringJacques Lanctôt
Martin Dubreuil
CinematographyDeymi D'Atri
Rodrigo Michelangeli
Edited byPedro Ruiz
Music byJérôme Minière
Production
company
Faits Divers Media
Distributed byK Films Amérique
Release date
  • January 27, 2023 (2023-01-27)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Prix Iris December 8, 2024 Best Original Music in a Documentary Jérôme Minière Pending [3]

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