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Polytechnique
“Ut tensio sic vis”
7.1 / 10• 2009• 1h 17m•NR• French
CrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Maxim Gaudette
The Assassin
Lead
Sébastien Huberdeau
Jean-François
Karine Vanasse
Valérie
Evelyne Brochu
Stéphanie
Martin Watier
Jean-François (voice)
Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Jean-François' Mother
Natalie Hamel-Roy
Jean-François' Mother (voice)
Pierre-Yves Cardinal
Éric
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Denis Villeneuve's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Polytechnique is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
