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Polytechnique
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Title: Polytechnique

Release Date: 6 Feb 2009

Runtime: 1h 17m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Don Carmody Productions, Remstar Productions

Production Companies: Don Carmody Productions, Remstar Productions

Overview: A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.

Additional Information

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (631 votes)

Cast

  • The Assassin: Maxim Gaudette
  • Jean-François: Sébastien Huberdeau
  • Valérie: Karine Vanasse
  • Stéphanie: Evelyne Brochu
  • Jean-François (voice): Martin Watier
  • Jean-François' Mother: Johanne-Marie Tremblay
  • Jean-François' Mother (voice): Natalie Hamel-Roy
  • Éric: Pierre-Yves Cardinal
  • Mr. Martineau: Pierre Leblanc
  • Injured Student at Copier: Francesca Barcenas
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