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Beyond December 6

1991 · 28 min

A quiet, heartfelt documentary that sits with survivors as they process grief and speak plainly about violence, difference, and the will to keep living.

Directed by: Catherine Fol
Genres: Documentary

Overview: One year after the tragedy that took the lives of fourteen female students, Montreal’s École Polytechnique has returned to something resembling normalcy. Nathalie Provost is a survivor of the shooting at the engineering school. Today, with friends, she opens up. About the tragedy, about feminism. About racism and sexism. About the fact that society has difficulty accepting difference. And, above all, about life, which must go on beyond December 6.

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Directed by: Catherine Fol
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
gender
violence
trauma
healing
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Realism	10
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Tension	4
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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