Actor Maxim Gaudette (1974)

The Canadian drama film, Incendies (2010), was directed by Denis Villeneuve and co-written by Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. After their mother Nawal’s passing, Jeanne and her twin brother Simon seek the guidance of Jean Lebel, a French Canadian notary who was close to their family. In her will, Nawal mentions a broken promise that has resulted in her not receiving a proper burial unless Jeanne and Simon locate their previously unknown brother and supposedly deceased father. Two letters are left behind for them: one for their father and one for their brother. While ...

Polytechnique (2009), a Canadian drama film directed and written by Denis Villeneuve and Jacques Davidts, follows the actions of a troubled young man. Armed with a rifle, he leaves a message for his mother before heading to Polytechnique Montreal – an engineering school – and interrupting a class. With his weapon in hand, he orders the men to leave while commanding the women to stay. When they hesitate, he fires into the ceiling to prove the gravity of his intent. He then proceeds to express disdain towards feminists, despite some of the women denying any ...