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Polytechnique
2009
· Movie
· 77 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2420
- IMDb #1836
- Rotten Tomatoes #1454
- Metacritic #2423
- Letterboxd #1504
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2086
+5 more
- Metacritic Audience #2939
- Criticker #1088
- Kinopoisk #3358
- AlloCiné #1350
- Trakt #1944
Every rating
57–76
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 57, highest is AlloCiné on 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →This film is a stark dramatization of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, where a lone gunman targeted female engineering students. The story is told from multiple perspectives, primarily following two students—a young woman and a male classmate—as they experience the horrific events of that day, capturing the terror, confusion, and tragic loss while honoring the memory of the victims.
Details
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Writers
- Denis Villeneuve, Eric Leca, Jacques Davidts
- Based on
- École Polytechnique massacre
- Released
- 6 February 2009
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 15 wins, 4 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →15 wins from 19 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Genie Awards 2010 | Best Motion Picture | Maxime Rémillard and Don Carmody | Winner |
| Genie Awards 2010 | Best Direction | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Genie Awards 2010 | Best Actress | Karine Vanasse | Winner |
| Genie Awards 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Maxim Gaudette | Winner |
| Genie Awards 2010 | Best Original Screenplay | Jacques Davidts | Winner |
| Genie Awards 2010 | Best Cinematography | Pierre Gill | Winner |
| Genie Awards 2010 | Best Editing | Richard Comeau | Winner |
| Genie Awards 2010 | Best Overall Sound | Stéphane Bergeron, Pierre Blain, Jo Caron and Benoit Leduc | Winner |
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Genie Awards
11 nominations, 9 won
| Best Actress | Karine Vanasse | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Pierre Gill | Winner |
| Best Direction | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Best Editing | Richard Comeau | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | Maxime Rémillard and Don Carmody | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jacques Davidts | Winner |
| Best Overall Sound | Stéphane Bergeron, Pierre Blain, Jo Caron and Benoit Leduc | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing | Claude Beaugrand, Guy Francoeur, Carole Gagnon and Christian Rivest | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Maxim Gaudette | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Djina Caron and Martin Rivest | Nominee |
| Best Score | Benoît Charest | Nominee |
Jutra Awards
7 nominations, 5 won
| Best Cinematography | Pierre Gill | Winner |
| Best Direction | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Best Editing | Richard Comeau | Winner |
| Best Sound | Pierre Blain, Claude Beaugrand and Stéphane Bergeron | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Maxim Gaudette | Winner |
| Best Film | Maxime Rémillard and Don Carmody | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Benoît Charest | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Canadian Film | Winner |