A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
canada
hostage
interview
montreal, canada
murder
school
university
massacre
gunman
misogynist
school shooting
1980s
reflective
horrified
Rank
#48 in 2009·#3249 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
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Cast
Maxim Gaudette
The Assassin
Sébastien Huberdeau
Jean-François
Karine Vanasse
Valérie
Evelyne Brochu
Stéphanie
Martin Watier
Jean-François (voice)
Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Jean-François' Mother
Natalie Hamel-Roy
Jean-François' Mother (voice)
Pierre-Yves Cardinal
Éric
Pierre Leblanc
Mr. Martineau
Francesca Barcenas
Injured Student at Copier
Ève Duranceau
Student with the Ear Injury
Larissa Corriveau
Killer's Neighboor
Crew
Denis Villeneuve
Director
Jacques Davidts
Writer
Denis Villeneuve
Writer
Benoît Charest
Original Music Composer
Pierre Gill
Director of Photography
Karine Vanasse
Producer
André Rouleau
Producer
Maxime Rémillard
Producer
Don Carmody
Producer
Jo Caron
ADR Recordist
Jo Caron
Foley Recordist
Popular Reviews
454 reviews
Jayvee
7.0★ · 09/22/25
Colors are not needed for this movie to be painted
Colors are not needed for this movie to be painted
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Evridiki Charalampid
8.0★ · 05/10/26
If I have a boy, l'll teach him how to love. If I have a girl, I'll tell her the world is hers.
If I have a boy, l'll teach him how to love. If I have a girl, I'll tell her the world is hers.
fred
6.0★ · 05/02/26
it’s so scary to think that it happened 3h from my house
it’s so scary to think that it happened 3h from my house
iri
7.0★ · 04/25/26
"If I have a boy, I'll teach him how to love. If I have a girl, I'll tell her the world is hers"
Elephant 2003 feels like a parody of this film even though is older RIP all those intelligent women that died in Polytechnique Montreal
"If I have a boy, I'll teach him how to love. If I have a girl, I'll tell her the world is hers"
Elephant 2003 feels like a parody of this film even though is older RIP all those intelligent women that died in Polytechnique Montreal
Ray z
6.0★ · 04/20/26
does not shake the core of you like a message and subject so deep may have the capability of. weak characterization. insanely great camera work. man turd
does not shake the core of you like a message and subject so deep may have the capability of. weak characterization. insanely great camera work. man turd
