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Des hommes et des dieux Of gods and men  Cover Image DVD DVD

Des hommes et des dieux [videorecording (DVD)] = Of gods and men / Why Not Productions, Armada Films, France 3 Cinéma ; written and directed by Xavier Beauvois.

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Mongrel Media ; c2010

Content descriptions

General Note:
Special features include: photo gallery, trailers.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jacques Herlin, Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Philippe Laudenbach.
System Details Note:
DVD; widescreen 2.35; 5.1 Dolby.
Language Note:
French and some Arabic dialogue; optional English and French subtitles.
Subject: Monks > Algeria > Drama.
Foreign workers > Algeria > Drama.
Foreign workers > Violence against > Algeria.
Feature films > France.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Lansdowne Library PN 1997.2 D39 2010 (Text) 26040003028889 Media Volume hold Available -


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