---
title: 'Polytechnique (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Denis Villeneuve'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 77
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/polytechnique-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194238/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Polytechnique (2009)

2009 · 77 min · Drama · Canada


## Synopsis

Polytechnique is a 2009 Canadian tragedy 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 and re-enacts the events of the incident through the eyes of two students who witness a gunman (Gaudette) murder fourteen young women.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Karine Vanasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/karine-vanasse), [Don Carmody](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-carmody)
- **Director:** [Denis Villeneuve](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-villeneuve)
- **Screenplay:** [Denis Villeneuve](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-villeneuve), [Jacques Davidts](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-davidts)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Benoît Charest](https://cinepixo.com/people/benoit-charest)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pierre Gill](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-gill)
- **Editor:** [Richard Comeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-comeau)

## Cast

- [Larissa Corriveau](https://cinepixo.com/people/larissa-corriveau) as the Killer's neighbour
- [Eve Duranceau](https://cinepixo.com/people/eve-duranceau)
- [Marie-Èvelyne Baribeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-evelyne-baribeau) as Student
- [Sébastien Huberdeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastien-huberdeau) as Jean-François
- [Dawn Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/dawn-ford)
- [Johanne Marie Tremblay](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanne-marie-tremblay) as Jean-François' mother
- [Sophie Desmarais](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-desmarais) as Female Student
- [Evelyne Brochu](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyne-brochu) as Stéphanie
- [Pierre-Yves Cardinal](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-yves-cardinal) as Éric
- [Maxim Gaudette](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxim-gaudette) as Marc Lépine
- [Karine Vanasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/karine-vanasse) as Valérie

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/polytechnique-2009
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