Polytechnique (film)

Polytechnique
Polytechnique
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Denis Villeneuve
Written by	Jacques Davidts ; Denis Villeneuve
Produced by	Don Carmody ; Maxime Rémillard
Starring	Maxim Gaudette; Sebastien Huberdeau; Karine Vanasse; Evelyne Brochu; Johanne-Marie Tremblay; Pierre-Yves Cardinal;
Cinematography	Pierre Gill
Edited by	Richard Comeau
Music by	Benoit Charest
Distributed by	Alliance Films ; Remstar ; Wild Bunch
Release date	February 6, 2009;
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	French; English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$1.4 million

Polytechnique is a 2009 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Villeneuve and Jacques Davidts. Starring Maxim Gaudette, Sebastien Huberdeau, and Karine Vanasse, the film is based on the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre (also known as the "Montreal Massacre") and re-enacts the events of the incident through the eyes of two students (Huberdeau and Vanasse) who witness a gunman (Gaudette) murder fourteen young women.

After a release in Quebec in February 2009, it was featured in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It received numerous honours, including nine Genie Awards, notably Best Motion Picture.

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