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.
- Awards
- 17 wins & 9 nominations
Martin Watier
- Jean-François
- (voice)
Natalie Hamel-Roy
- Jean-François' Mother
- (voice)
- (as Nathalie Hamel-Roy)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Denis Villeneuve was disappointed with his first two movies, August 32nd on Earth (1998) and Maelstrom (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).
- Alternate versionsIn addition to the French-Canadian language version, an English language version was also shot (back-to-back).
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Hour: Episode #7.83 (2011)
- SoundtracksTainted Love
Written by Ed Cobb
Performed by Mark Arnell
Embassy Music Corporation
With permission of Music Sales Corporation
Featured review
Heartbreaking.
It's heartbreaking that this actually happend. The characters, for the film, were fictionalised, but Polytechnique shows a glimpse of what those innocent young people would have gone through. And it's truly saddening.
Handled as delicately as possible as the subject matter dictates, Denis Villeneuve's film is a haunting, and a deeply moving account, of an event in close history, that should never have taken place.
Handled as delicately as possible as the subject matter dictates, Denis Villeneuve's film is a haunting, and a deeply moving account, of an event in close history, that should never have taken place.
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- Dec 19, 2020
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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