This provocative documentary uncovers a lost chapter in Canadian military history: how the Armed Forces dealt with homosexual behaviour among soldiers, during and after World War II. More than 60 years later, a group of five veterans, barely adults when they enlisted, break the silence to talk about how homosexual behaviour "was even more unmentionable than cancer." Yet amidst the brutality of war, instances of sexual awakening among soldiers and officers were occuring. Initially, the Army overlooked it, but as the war advanced, they began to crack down: military tribunals, threats of imprisonment, discharge and public exposure. After the war, officers accused of homosexuality were discharged. Back home in Canada, reputations and careers were ruined. For the young men who had served their country with valour, this final chapter was often too much to bear. Based on the book Courting Homosexuals in the Military by Paul Jackson.
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idée originalePaul Jackson
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réalisateurJosé Torrealba
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cinématographieJosé Torrealba
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montageAntoine SaadJosé Torrealba
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photographie additionnelleDavid Finch
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enregistrement sonoreDavid Finch
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NoneJosé TorrealbaShelley TeppermanPaul JacksonGeoffrey MitchellSerge Boivin
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narrateurJosé Torrealba
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recherchistePaul Jackson
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assistant de productionSamir Mallal
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montage sonMarco Fania
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musique originaleRoberto C. Lopez
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montage en ligneSylvain DesbiensDenis PilonDenis Gathelier
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technicien montage numériqueOchelle Greenidge
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conception des titresLouise Overy
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recherche de documents d'archivesJosé TorrealbaPaul JacksonMahalia Verna
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coordonnateur postproductionClaude Cardinal
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commis de studioSia Koukoulas
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administrateur de studioNickie MerullaMarie Tonto-Donati
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producteurGermaine Ying Gee Wong
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producteur exécutifSally Bochner
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