The Chronicle News Blog has an item today on a new film about the Montreal Massacre, Polytechnique. I don't have time to do much else than tell you about it. Go read what the News Blog has to say about it. Try to ignore the inevitable ensuing pro-con gun control discussion in the comments.
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I hope you're not having one of your migraines. The article doesn't really give a good sense of what the film is like (other than b&w) or why the film-maker decided to do this. I'd like to know more about it.
Watch the trailer if you want a sense of what it is about. There's a link to it within the story. But be prepared, I had to grab a tissue.
There's another link within the story to an older story from six weeks after the shootings. From that story:
I think this phenomena will make this a very emotional film for many. I had an brief moment of feeling myself in the place of the victims, just while watching the trailer, and it brought tears to my eyes. But I think it is so important for us as individuals and as a society to face this. We can't keep pretending that there are not people out there who believe this is what "feminist bitches" deserve.
If you visit the www.cbc.ca (the canadian broadcasting corporation), there is lots of information on the movie, especially on the french language site. Here's a link