Panic (French: Panique) is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Lord and released in 1977. The film centres on a crisis in the fictional city of Port-Champlain, Quebec, after industrial pollution has poisoned the city's drinking water.
The film's cast includes Paule Baillargeon, Jean Coutu, Lise Thouin, Pierre Thériault, Jacques Thisdale, Raymond Lévesque, Gérard Poirier, Jean-Marie Lemieux, Benoît Girard, Claude Michaud, Marc Legault, Pierre Gobeil, J-Léo Gagnon and Roger Lebel.
Synopsis
A major city's drinking water is contaminated by chemicals from a pulp and paper mill, resulting in the death of a child. Initially in charge of communications for the company responsible, Françoise Jelinek ultimately turns against her employer.
