Polytechnique
2009 · 77 min · Director: Denis Villeneuve
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
On December 6, 1989, a lone gunman walked into Montréal's École Polytechnique (in Canada), a post-secondary institution focusing primarily in engineering, and began a shooting massacre. This event and its aftermath are shown from the perspective of three people. The first is the shooter himself, who blamed the problems in his life on who he considered feminists, such as female engineering students, who were his primary targets. This event was the culmination of a seven year plan, which had a self-defined end. The second is female mechanical engineering student Valérie, who earlier that day had an interview for her dream internship, working on an aerospace project. The interview process itself was a disturbing one for her in the stereotypical view by the male interviewer, who did not believe that females could work in the business and still have aspirations to have a family. And the third is Jean-François, Valérie's friend and fellow mechanical engineering student, who was one of the few who did whatever he could to help the targeted women.
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Polytechnique (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Disturbing20%
- Anxiety10%
- Inspiration10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Disturbing. Genres: Drama, History, Crime. AI estimate.
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Cast
Jean-François (voice)
Jean-François' Mother (voice)
Injured Student at Copier
Student with the Ear Injury
Injured Student
Killer's Roommate
Killer's Neighboor
Killer's Mother
Student at the Library
Admission Office's Secretary
Student at the Admission Office
Secretary in Waiting Room
Female Student at the Copy Room
Details
- Directed by
- Denis Villeneuve
- Written by
- Denis Villeneuve, Jacques Davidts, Eric Leca
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Country
- Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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