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Of Gods and Men (French: Des hommes et des dieux) is a 2010 French drama film directed by Xavier Beauvois, starring Lambert Wilson and Michael Lonsdale. Its original French language title is Des hommes et des dieux , which means "Of Men and of Gods" and refers to a verse from the Bible shown at the beginning of the film.
Mar 10, 2011 · 120 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2011. Roger Ebert. March 10, 2011. 4 min read. Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. So wrote the French philosopher Pascal in the 17th century, and his words are quoted by one of the monks in this solemn and engrossing film. "Of Gods and Men" is based on an event ...
Feb 24, 2011 · “Of Gods and Men” is supple and suspenseful, appropriately austere without being overly harsh, and without forgoing the customary pleasures of cinema. The performances are strong, the ...
- Xavier Beauvois
Mar 3, 2011 · Of Gods and Men is the English title of Xavier Beauvois's stark drama, Des hommes et des dieux, which is, of course, Of Men and Gods.It's a small reversal, but it bothers me. The film is about men ...
Of Gods and Men: Directed by Xavier Beauvois. With Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Philippe Laudenbach. Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.
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- Drama, History
- Xavier Beauvois
- 2011-03-25
Of Gods and Men won the Grand Prize at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival and is the French entry for the Academy Award category of Best Foreign Language Film. Director Xavier Beauvois has made a deeply human and spiritually enlightening film about the events leading up to the kidnapping and murder of seven Catholic monks in Algeria in 1996.
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Feb 25, 2011 · Of Gods and Men is rated PG-13 for a momentary scene of startling wartime violence, some disturbing images, and brief language. The violence is committed by terrorists, and there are a couple of ...
