La Liberté en colère

Four people who were struggling for a separate Quebec in the early '70s offer us an insight into their social and political engagement. Discussions, archival footage and the songs of Plume Latraverse provide a deeper understanding of Pierre Vallières, Charles Gagnon, Francis Simard and Robert Comeau. In French with English subtitles.

Le combat d'Hubert Reeves, écologiste engagé, est celui de laisser aux générations futures une planète habitable. Il croit que les heures sont comptées. Sur les lieux mythiques du Québec, il nous rappelle les découvertes scientifiques qui font de nous les «enfants du cosmos» et, à ce titre, nous rendent responsables de la survie d'une terre promise qui menace de devenir notre enfer.

The Dinkas of South Sudan are an extremely patient people. With empty stomachs, they await the next harvest. For the last forty years, an intermittent state of civil war has divided the country in two. Too often, famine has struck. The population of Alek has requested aid. Sacks of grain are dropped from planes, but to prevent rioting, distribution is delayed until the arrival of reinforcements. During this week of waiting, we witness the face of hunger.