Polytechnique


1h 22m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Told from the perspective of the victims, recounts the Montreal Massacre of December 6, 1989 when Marc Lepine entered engineering school Ecole Polytechnique and shot 28 people, killing 14 of them. The gunman, claiming he was targeting feminists, took his own life.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Arthaus (Norway)

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

Synopsis

Told from the perspective of the victims, recounts the Montreal Massacre of December 6, 1989 when Marc Lepine entered engineering school Ecole Polytechnique and shot 28 people, killing 14 of them. The gunman, claiming he was targeting feminists, took his own life.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Arthaus (Norway)

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States Summer June 29, 2011

Released in United States October 2009

Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 14-29, 2009.

Limited Release in United States Summer June 29, 2011 (New York City)

Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 14-29, 2009.)