Fall 1972. Explosive reports by young journalist Jean-Pierre Charbonneau expose ties between the political sphere and the underworld. Under mounting pressure, the Bourassa government launches the Commission of Inquiry on Organized Crime (CECO). The docufiction Le pouvoir fantôme takes us behind the scenes of this public inquiry, which proved to be a wake-up call for the population. By revisiting a historical event, the film examines the influence of collusion on democracy.
Fall 1972. Explosive reports by young journalist Jean-Pierre Charbonneau expose ties between the political sphere and the underworld. Under mounting pressure, the Bourassa government launches the Commission of Inquiry on Organized Crime (CECO). The docufiction Le pouvoir fantôme takes us behind the scenes of this public inquiry, which proved to be a wake-up call for the population. By revisiting a historical event, the film examines the influence of collusion on democracy.