Of Gods And Men 04 Jan 2012 Director: Xavier Beauvois France 2010 122 min A small group of French monks in Algeria face a dilemma when threatened by fundamentalist extremists: should they leave, as the authorities insist, or stay and complete ‘God’s mission’? The palpable inevitability of violence is counteracted by the depiction of the… Continue reading Des hommes et des dieux
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The Guardians
04 Mar 2020 Director: Xavier Beauvois France, Switzerland 2018 138 min A quietly affecting human drama of love, loss, and resilience unfolds against the backdrop of World War I in this outstanding film from director Xavier Beauvois (Of Gods and Men). Set in rural France in 1916, The Guardians details the lives of women and… Continue reading The Guardians