Des hommes et des dieux = Of Gods and Men (2010)
Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990's. When a crew of foreign workers are massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps though the region. The army offers them protection, but the monks refuse. Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst, they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay, come what may.
Primary Title
- Des hommes et des dieux = Of Gods and Men
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 31 October 2012
Release Year
- 2010
Start Time
- 09 : 30
Finish Time
- 11 : 27
Duration
- 117:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990's. When a crew of foreign workers are massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps though the region. The army offers them protection, but the monks refuse. Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst, they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay, come what may.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- French
- Arabic
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Algeria
- Monks--Algeria--Drama
- Foreign workers--Algeria--Drama
- Foreign workers--Violence against--Algeria
- Feature films--France
Genres
- Drama
- History
Contributors
- Xavier Beauvois (Director)
- Xavier Beauvois (Writer)
- Lambert Wilson (Actor)
- Michael Lonsdale (Actor)
- Olivier Rabourdin (Actor)
- Pascal Caucheteux (Producer)
- Etienne Comar (Producer)
- Grégoire Sorlat (Producer)
- Why Not Productions (Production Unit)
- Armada Films (Production Unit)
- 99211038614002091 (MMSID)
Subjects
- Algeria
- Monks--Algeria--Drama
- Foreign workers--Algeria--Drama
- Foreign workers--Violence against--Algeria
- Feature films--France