Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves
Original Title
Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n’ont fait que se creuser un tombeau- Director: Mathieu Denis; Simon Lavoie
- Writer: Mathieu Denis; Simon Lavoie
- Producer: Hany Ouichou
CGiii Comment
‘After twelve weeks of striking, assemblies, solidarity, arrest, protest, what do we get? Nothing.’ As the 2012 ‘Maple Spring’ student protest movement in Quebec slowly ebbs away, a dark storm of violence gathers. Driven by a growing sense of frustrated powerlessness and a longing for a new life, Klas Batalo, Ordine Nuovo, Tumulto and Giutizia form an avant-garde splinter group. Their deep-rooted hostility towards the prevailing social order finds an ambiguous political expression in acts that include guerilla pranks and throwing Molotov cocktails.
Using powerful imagery shaped by a century of political aesthetics, the film is a collage of scenes and documentary fragments that makes the isolation of the four protagonists tangible. In the course of a path formed by ideals and doubt, we witness their radicalism as it increasingly turns inwards.
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Cast & Characters
Charlotte Aubin as Giutizia;
Laurent Belanger as Tumulto;
Emmanuelle Lussier Martinez as Ordine Nuovo;
Gabrielle Tremblay as Klas Batalo;
Lea Aubin as Etudiante #3;
Joseph Bellerose as Pere de Tumulto;
Louis-Philippe Berthiaume as Frere de Giutuzia;
Marc-Andre Brunet as President de L'assemblee;
Myreille Bedard as Francine Gagnon;
Youssef Camara as Firefighter;
Sylvain Castonguay as Lieutenant Juneau;
Sarah Chouinard-Poirier as Etudiante #2;
Saskya Eikeness as Transexuelle #2;
Solo Fugere as Etudiant #1;
Gabrielle Gilbert as Transexuelle #1