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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 63/100. Scores higher than 86% of the 902 2000s crime movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 17m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
A dramatization of the École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, on December 9, 1989, where 14 female engineering students were murdered (and 13 were wounded) by a 25 year old psychotic misogynist armed with a semi-automatic weapon.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic63/100
712 audience votes
Key crew
- Jacques DavidtsWriter
- Denis VilleneuveDirector
- Eric LecaWriter
- Denis VilleneuveWriter
- Benoît CharestOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Maxim GaudetteThe Assassin
- Sébastien HuberdeauJean-François
- Karine VanasseValérie
- Evelyne BrochuStéphanie
- Martin WatierJean-François (voice)
- Johanne-Marie TremblayJean-François' Mother
- Natalie Hamel-RoyJean-François' Mother (voice)
- Pierre-Yves CardinalÉric
- Pierre LeblancMr. Martineau
- Francesca BarcenasInjured Student at Copier
- Ève DuranceauStudent with the Ear Injury
- Mathieu LedouxInjured Student
Stills
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Themes
canadahostageinterviewmontreal, canadamurderschooluniversitymassacregunmanmisogynistschool shooting1980s
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