Equinox (1986 film)

Equinox
FrenchÉquinoxe
Directed byArthur Lamothe
Written byArthur Lamothe
Gilles Carle
Pierre-Yves Pépin
Produced byNicole Lamothe
StarringJacques Godin
CinematographyGuy Dufaux
Edited byFrançois Gill
Music byJean Sauvageau
Production
company
Les Ateliers audiovisuels du Québec
Release date
  • August 25, 1986 (1986-08-25) (MWFF)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Equinox (French: Équinoxe) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Arthur Lamothe and released in 1986. Lamothe's first narrative feature film in 18 years after having concentrated exclusively on documentary films since 1968's Dust from Underground (Poussière sur la ville), the film stars Jacques Godin as Guillaume, a man returning to his hometown for the first time since being wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit, in order to confront the former friend whose false testimony resulted in Guillaume being sent to prison.

The film was shot in the rural Îles de Sorel near Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, in 1985, and premiered at the 1986 Montreal World Film Festival.