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OF GODS & MEN

Director:

  Xavier Beauvois
  

Year Released:

  2010

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Jacques Herlin
  Michael Lonsdale
  Xavier Maly
  Olivier Rabourdin
  Lambert Wilson
Movie Haiku:Small group of French monks living near a mostly-Moslem town somewhere in the Atlas Mountains of North Africa are suddenly in peril from Islamic extremists. Jan got the story intellectually, but needed more context to engage emotionally. Rich gives high marks for obvious good intentions because everything that happens inside the monastery rings true.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2011