Comfort and Indifference

Feb 7, 1982

1h 49m

★ 7.1

Overview

Made shortly after the referendum on Quebec's independence was held, this documentary illustrates what the politicians' promises were and how the population did not really care nor truly understand what was really at stake, even though just about everyone had an opinion on the subject.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Comfort and Indifference Trailers

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Cast

Nicolas Machiavelli

Jean-Pierre Ronfard

Self

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Self

René Lévesque

Self

Jean Chrétien

Self

Jean Drapeau

Self

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Self

Guy Lafleur

Self

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