The night Quebec almost left Canada — told by the people who lived it.
A documentary which revisits the Quebec referendum of May 20, 1980, looking at both the Non/No and Oui/Yes sides.
Direction
Mignault lets archival footage breathe without heavy narration.
Production
Remarkable access to both camps during a divided moment.
Director
Hugues Mignault
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This referendum remains the closest Quebec ever came to independence — the 1995 vote would come closer, but 1980 broke the separatist momentum for a generation.
Pierre Bourgault, fiery 'Oui' advocate here, later became a beloved Radio-Canada personality — his political fire never dimmed, just found new stages.
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