Polytechnique (2009)

Directed by

Denis Villeneuve

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 702 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gunman attacks female engineering students at a Canadian university in 1989. The story follows two students who witness the shooting and its aftermath.

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What happens

Polytechnique is a 2009 Canadian tragedy film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Villeneuve and Jacques Davidts. Starring Maxim Gaudette, Sebastien Huberdeau, and Karine Vanasse, the film is based on the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre and re-enacts the events of the incident through the eyes of two students (Huberdeau and Vanasse) who witness a gunman (Gaudette) murder fourteen young women. After a release in Quebec in February 2009, it was featured in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It received numerous honours, including nine Genie Awards, notably Best Motion Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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