Directed by Torontoian filmmaker Claude Guilmain, « The Van Doos: 100 Years with the Royal 22e Régiment » pays tribute to both the living veterans and the lost soldiers. In October 1914, while World War I was raging across Europe, the Canadian government authorized the formation of the only French-speaking battalion to fight in the Great War. Initially called the 22nd (French-Canadian) Battalion, and later the Royal 22e Régiment, the “Van Doos” went on to serve with distinction on several fronts. Its feats in battle included not only missions in both world wars and the Korean War but also numerous U.N. peacekeeping operations, including in the former Yugoslavia and, more recently, the interventions in Afghanistan.

A vibrant elegy in memory of those no longer with us, this movie will be presented by its director Claude Guilmain, but also in the presence of Brigadier-General and Commandant of the Canadian Forces College J. R. Giguère, and Acting Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of National Film Board of Canada Claude Joli-Cœur.

Screening in French with English subtitles, in partnership with the National Film Board of Canada and the Canadian Forces College.