''The Rose Family'' (french: Les Rose) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Félix Rose and released in 2020. The film centres on the filmmaker's status as the son of Paul Rose, a onetime leader of the

Front de libération du Québec The (FLQ) was a Marxist–Leninist and Quebec separatist guerrilla group. Founded in the early 1960s with the aim of establishing an independent and socialist Quebec through violent means, the FLQ was considered a terrorist group by the Canadia ...

who was convicted of kidnapping and murder in the death of

Pierre Laporte Pierre Laporte (25 February 1921 – 17 October 1970) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was deputy premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped and murdered by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) ...

, and his efforts to come to terms with his complicated familial legacy. The film was criticized by Lise Ravary of the ''

Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...

'' for purportedly romanticizing the FLQ; although Félix Rose denied this, and stated that "the idea was not to minimize what they did, on the contrary, it was to put it in context, to allow us to understand what led to it."

Plot

In October 1970, Minister Pierre Laporte was abducted by individuals belonging to the Front de libération du Québec, sparking an unparalleled crisis in Quebec, Canada. Half a century later, Félix Rose is endeavoring to comprehend the motivations that compelled his father and uncle to engage in these actions.

Awards

The film won the Public Prize at the

23rd Quebec Cinema Awards The 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards were held on June 6, 2021, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2020. A live gala was hosted by actress Geneviève Schmidt; due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, however, it was staged differently than ...

in 2021. It was shortlisted for the

Prix collégial du cinéma québécois The Prix collégial du cinéma québécois is an annual Canadian film award, presented to a film from Quebec judged as the best of the year by a jury of students in film studies programs at the province's CEGEPs.Léa Carrier"Je m’appelle humain re ...

in 2021."Prix collégial du cinéma québécois: «Je m’appelle humain» de Kim O’Bomsawin triomphe"
''

Le Journal de Québec ''Le Journal de Québec'' is a French-language daily newspaper in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and nort ...

'', March 27, 2021.

References

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* * 2020 films 2020 documentary films Canadian documentary films Front de libération du Québec Quebec films Documentary films about Quebec politics Films shot in Quebec National Film Board of Canada documentaries 2020s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-documentary-film-stub