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2009
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Synopsis
A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
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Cast
Maxim Gaudette Sébastien Huberdeau Karine Vanasse Evelyne Brochu Martin Watier Johanne-Marie Tremblay Natalie Hamel-Roy Pierre-Yves Cardinal Pierre Leblanc Francesca Barcenas Ève Duranceau Mathieu Ledoux Adam Kosh Larissa Corriveau Manon Lapointe Kim Lavack-Paquin Mireille Brullemans Pier-Olivier Paquet Louise Proulx Lily Thibeault Robert Reynaert Stéphane Julien Pierre-Xavier Martel Marc-André Brisebois François-Xavier Dufour Sophie Desmarais Antoine Touchette Emmanuelle Girard Anne Trudel Show All…
DirectorDirector
Denis Villeneuve
ProducersProducers
Don Carmody André Rouleau Maxime Rémillard Karine Vanasse
WritersWriters
Denis Villeneuve Eric Leca Jacques Davidts
EditorEditor
Richard Comeau
CinematographyCinematography
Pierre Gill
Executive ProducerExec. Producer
Julien Remillard
Production DesignProduction Design
Roger Martin
Art DirectionArt Direction
Martin Tessier
Set DecorationSet Decoration
Élisabeth Williams
ComposerComposer
Benoît Charest
SoundSound
Claude Beaugrand Stéphane Bergeron Pierre Blain Christian Rivest Jo Caron
HairstylingHairstyling
Martin Rivest
Studios
Don Carmody Productions Remstar Productions
Country
Canada
Language
French
Alternative Titles
Polytehneio, Politechnika, 理工学院, Πολυτεχνείο, פוליטכניק, 폴리테크닉, Политехническият университет, Политех, Műegyetem, Vụ Bạo Loạn, Polytechnika, 静かなる叫び, 蒙特婁校園屠殺事件簿, Politehnika
Genres
Drama Crime Thriller
Themes
Intense violence and sexual transgression Gripping, intense violent crime Graphic violence and brutal revenge Gory, gruesome, and slasher horror Show All…
Releases by Date
Premiere
17 May 2009
FranceCannes FilmFestival
17 Sep 2009
- Germany16Oldenburg International FilmFestival
03 Oct 2009
- BrazilRio de Janeiro International FilmFestival
13 Nov 2009
- GreeceK15Thessaloniki International FilmFestival
08 Dec 2009
- FranceFestival de Cinéma du Québec àParis
05 Feb 2010
- USASanta Barbara International FilmFestival
Theatrical
06 Feb 2009
- Canada14A
- USANR
Digital
15 Jan 2018
- USA
Physical
25 Aug 2009
- Canada
Releases by Country
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Brazil
03 Oct 2009
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International FilmFestival
Canada
06 Feb 2009
- Theatrical14A
25 Aug 2009
- PhysicalDVDPremiere
France
17 May 2009
- PremiereCannes FilmFestival
08 Dec 2009
- PremiereFestival de Cinéma du Québec àParis
Germany
17 Sep 2009
- Premiere16Oldenburg International FilmFestival
Greece
13 Nov 2009
- PremiereK15Thessaloniki International FilmFestival
USA
06 Feb 2009
- TheatricalNR
05 Feb 2010
- PremiereSanta Barbara International FilmFestival
15 Jan 2018
- Digital
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MoreReview by #1 gizmo fan ★★★★★ Liked 10
"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."
Denis really knows how to make a bitch cry.
Review by DirkH ★★★★½ Liked 14
Film #47 of Make me watch your favourite. Recommended by Marcelo Valentim.
I did not know anything about the shooting this film is based on. After watching it I felt compelled to do a bit of research on it and I think that this made me appreciate the film even more.
In this shooting, a young disturbed man killed 14 young women, for the sole reason that he believed them to be feminists and feminism was his enemy. Apparently his motives are still cause for debate and remain unclear, providing a platform for various groups to use this incident to rally a cause.
Villeneuve's film is not concerned about that and that is where its strength lies. It zooms in…
Review by Aaron Michael ★
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Review by Lucy ★★★★½ Liked 1
it's Time To Cry o'clock!
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★★ Liked 8
One of the most powerful and haunting films I've ever seen.
I truly had no idea what I was getting myself into.
Constant tears throughout the final fifteen minutes.
Absolutely speechless.
Villeneuve's masterpiece (next to Sicario).
Review by ˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗ ★★★★½ Liked
denis villeneuve best director of all time i think tbh
Review by PopcornIdeology ★★★ 6
Beautifully shot but if I’m being honest there’s not much else I got from it. Films don’t always have to have nuanced messages or important critiques but when it’s this subject matter personally I think more should be done. Maybe a longer runtime would’ve helped some ideas be further fleshed out, and with these types of films personally I always feel like it’s weird to focus on one or two specific people rather than everyone. Also, this is incredibly random but sometimes I think directors don’t even know why they shoot in black and white, they just do it to be different and a lot of the time it’s unneeded.
6.3 / 10
Review by ScreeningNotes ★★★★ Liked 11
"I have decided to send the feminists, who have always ruined my life, to their maker."
What an incredible emotional powerhouse of a film! As the jaded critic that I'm becoming, I'm rarely taken in so forcefully and at such a fundamental level, but this left me absolutely floored. Villeneuve grabs your attention with the opening and then holds it in a vice grip, leaving no room for escape. He also makes the difficult, praiseworthy decision to show this story of unspeakable horror from both angles (from three angles, actually), making the antagonist sympathetic and more than just another mindless villain. And he does all this with very little dialogue.
What impressed me most beyond the emotional immediacy of the…
Review by Lucy ★★★★½ Liked 1
shook
adjective
emotionally or physically disturbed; upset
Review by Stephanie ½ 4
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★★ Liked 2
One of the most gripping and emotionally powerful ways that you can spend seventy minutes. Now excuse me while I wipe the ocean of tears away.
Review by Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine ★★★★ Liked 3
Action! - Three Auteurs: Denis, The Québecian Master
This was the earliest film I’ve seen from Denis a while ago, when I did a little marathon in preparation for Blade Runner 2049 if I am not mistaken. And like this time around, I remember liking it.
A very heartbreaking real-life story. School, college, or any other form of shooting is already a tragic event. You add that to the motives. Maybe you can look at some of the ironic twists. Whenever you look at it, its such an awful event that Villeneuve does a really good job depicting it with the most utter respect one can do with events like this. The great use of music in key moments heightens…
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