Short synopsis : A monastery high in the mountains of the Maghreb, some time in the 90s... Eight French Cistercian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers. But violence and terror are slowly taking hold of the region. Despite the ever-growing danger that surrounds them, the monks' resolve to stay - whatever the cost - grows stronger day by day...

Long synopsis : A monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers. When a crew of foreign workers is 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. This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria, from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996.

Cast

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

Crew

• Producer(s): Pascal Caucheteux, Etienne Comar
• Director(s): Xavier Beauvois
• Screenplay: Xavier Beauvois, Etienne Comar
• DP: Caroline Champetier
• Editing: Marie-Julie Maille
• Set Design: Michel Barthélémy

• Original Title: DES HOMMES ET DES DIEUX
• Genre(s): Drama, Historical Drama


• Production company: WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS, MARS FILMS, ARMADA
• Production date: 2010
• Language: French
• Duration: 120 min
• Image Ratio: 0.00
• Sound Info: Dolby SR / SRD / DTS

• Festival de Cannes 2010 - Competition
  Award(s) : Grand Prix
• BAFTA Awards 2011 - Nominated
  Award(s) : Best Film not in the English Language
• César Awards 2011
  Award(s) : Best Supporting Actor, Best Film, Best Cinematography
• European Film Awards 2010 - Nominated
  Award(s) : Best Film, Best Cinematographer
• Independent Spirit Awards 2011 - Nominated
  Award(s) : Best Foreign Film
• Moscow International Film Festival 2010
  
• Munich International Film Festival 2010
  
• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2010
  
• T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival 2010
  
• Toronto International Film Festival 2010 - Gala Presentation
  
• Festival do Rio 2010
  
• Busan International Film Festival 2010
  
• Mumbai Film Festival 2010
  
• Sao Paulo Mostra Internacional de Cinema 2010
  
• International Film Festival Bratislava 2010
  
• Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2010
  
• Marrakech International Film Festival 2010
  
• Palm Springs International Film Festival 2011
  Award(s) : Best Foreign Language Film