'' Polytechnique '' is a 2009 Canadian drama 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 ( also known as the " Montreal Massacre " ) and re-enacts the events of the incident through the eyes of two students ( Huberdeau and Vanasse ) who witness a gunman ( Gaudette ) murder fourteen young women
École Polytechnique massacre
École Polytechnique massacre
Polytechnique (film)