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Of Gods and Men

Original title: Des hommes et des dieux

“In the face of terror, their greatest weapon was faith...”

2010 · 2 h 2 min
Directed by Xavier Beauvois
DramaHistory

Cast

Lambert Wilson Michael Lonsdale Olivier Rabourdin Philippe Laudenbach Jacques Herlin Loïc Pichon

Credits

Written by: Xavier Beauvois

Plot

A group of French Trappist monks in a remote Algerian monastery during the civil war of the 1990s must decide whether to stay among their Muslim neighbors despite the threat of terror.

Sinekatalog’s take

A grave, beautiful and moving spiritual drama based on true events.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (16,878 votes)
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