The Eighth Floor
| The Eighth Floor | |
|---|---|
| French | Le huitième étage, jours de révolte |
| Directed by | Pedro Ruiz |
| Written by | Pedro Ruiz |
| Produced by | Arantza Maldonado Pedro Ruiz |
| Starring | Jacques Lanctôt Martin Dubreuil |
| Cinematography | Deymi D'Atri Rodrigo Michelangeli |
| Edited by | Pedro Ruiz |
| Music by | Jérôme Minière |
Production company | Faits Divers Media |
| Distributed by | K Films Amérique |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
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. 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.
The film includes dramatic re-enactments of various events from Lanctôt's time in Cuba, with Lanctôt portrayed by actor Martin Dubreuil.
The film premiered at the Cinémathèque québécoise on October 27, 2023.