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Polytechnique is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Denis Villeneuve released in USA on 6 february 2009 with Maxim Gaudette

Polytechnique (2009)

Polytechnique
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Released in USA 6 february 2009
Length 1h17
Directed by
OriginCanada
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Historical,    Crime
Rating71% 3.598923.598923.598923.598923.59892

Polytechnique is a 2009 Canadian film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Villeneuve and Jacques Davidts. Set in Montreal, Quebec and based on the École Polytechnique massacre (also known as the "Montreal Massacre"), the film documents the events of December 6, 1989, through the eyes of two students who witness a gunman murder fourteen young women. The film was released on February 6, 2009, in Quebec and on March 20, 2009, in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary. Its release has sparked controversy in Quebec.

The film was screened at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2009.

Synopsis

During a class a young man enters a classroom with a rifle. He orders the men to leave and the women to stay. They comply after he shoots into the ceiling to show that he is serious. He tells the women that he hates feminists. Although the women deny being feminists; he shoots at them killing some and wounding others. He then moves through corridors, the cafeteria, and another classroom, specifically targeting women. Once finished, he shoots himself with his own weapon.

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