Polytechnique (2009)

77 min · Drama, drama film

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Directors

Denis Villeneuve

Cast

Karine Vanasse, Sebastien Huberdeau, Maxim Gaudette, Evelyne Brochu, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Johanne-Marie Tremblay

The story

On December 6, 1989, a young man prepares his Ruger Mini-14 and leaves a message for his mother. He then goes to Polytechnique Montreal, an engineering school, and enters a classroom during class with the Ruger Mini-14. He orders the men to leave and the women to stay.

Catalogue themes and tags

College, Engineer, Ermordung, Friends, Lecture, Massaker, Misogyny, Selbstmord, Shootout, Studentenleben, Universität, Crime Fiction, Drama, Historical drama

Genres

Drama, drama film

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