Polytechnique(2009)
Ut tensio sic vis
A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
Movie: Polytechnique
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The Assassin
Jean-François
Valérie
Stéphanie
Jean-François (voice)
Jean-François' Mother
Jean-François' Mother (voice)
Éric
Mr. Martineau
Injured Student at Copier
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