Traitor or Patriot(2000)

Name: Traitor or Patriot
Director: Jacques Godbout
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2000-01-01
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Eric Amyot, Serge Bernier, Gérard Bouchard, Guy Bouthillier, Paul-André Comeau

Eric Amyot Serge Bernier Gérard Bouchard Guy Bouthillier Paul-André Comeau

This feature documentary is a portrait of Adélard Godbout, the largely forgotten man who was Premier of Quebec from 1939 to 1944. During his office, Godbout helped lay the groundwork for the Quiet Revolution of the 1950s and 1960s: instituting compulsory education, giving women the vote, creating Hydro-Québec and trying to free the province from domination by the clergy. Yet, during the conscription crisis, he favoured sending volunteers to fight Hitler: a sin for which many would never forgive him. Filmmaker Jacques Godbout takes a fresh look at his great-uncle's legacy.