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Polytechnique

Polytechnique

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Polytechnique

2009

1h 17m

7.1(704 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A dramatization of the École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, on December 9, 1989, where 14 female engineering students were murdered (and 13 were wounded) by a 25 year old psychotic misogynist armed with a semi-automatic weapon.

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Production Companies

Don Carmody Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Maxim Gaudette

Maxim Gaudette

The Assassin

Sébastien Huberdeau

Sébastien Huberdeau

Jean-François

Karine Vanasse

Karine Vanasse

Valérie

Evelyne Brochu

Evelyne Brochu

Stéphanie

Martin Watier

Martin Watier

Jean-François (voice)

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Jean-François' Mother

Natalie Hamel-Roy

Natalie Hamel-Roy

Jean-François' Mother (voice)

Pierre-Yves Cardinal

Pierre-Yves Cardinal

Éric

Pierre Leblanc

Pierre Leblanc

Mr. Martineau

Francesca Barcenas

Francesca Barcenas

Injured Student at Copier

Creative team

Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Written by: Denis Villeneuve
Jacques Davidts
Produced by: Don Carmody
André Rouleau

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