Polytechnique

2009
15
1h 17m

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7.2/10

20K

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A dramatization of the 1989 Montréal Massacre, during which several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.A dramatization of the 1989 Montréal Massacre, during which several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.A dramatization of the 1989 Montréal Massacre, during which several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

20K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 17 wins & 9 nominations

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Trailer 1:25

Bande-annonce [OV]

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Trivia
Director Denis Villeneuve was disappointed with his first two movies, August 32nd on Earth (1998) and Maelström (2000), so he took a nine-year sabbatical as a stay-at-home dad. He vowed to return "when I was ready to make a film I could be proud of", which was Polytechnique (2009).

Quotes
Valérie: If I have a boy, I'll teach him how to love. If I have a girl, I'll tell her the world is hers.

Alternate versions
In addition to the French-Canadian language version, an English language version was also shot (back-to-back).

Connections
Featured in The Hour: Episode #7.83 (2011)

Soundtracks
Tainted Love
Written by Ed Cobb
Performed by Mark Arnell
Embassy Music Corporation
With permission of Music Sales Corporation

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7/10

Early Film From A Budding Master

An amazing little French Canadian film about the Quebec massacre. Personally I recommend watching everything Denis Villeneuve has made. This guy is among the greatest living directors in the world right now and he is definitely making some of the most interesting films of our time...Incendies, Prisoners, Arrival, etc. This is one of the films Denis made before he became well known. I've seen everything he's made now except for his newest version of Dune, which I'll check out in the theatre when it opens in October. Every single one of his films was well worth the watch! Forget the overhyped Fincher and Nolan of the newer generation of directors, this guy easily wipes the floor with them. In my view, Denis is definitely the most interesting filmmaker alive today that hasn't made anything prior to the mid 1990's. 7/10.