Description
| 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.
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| Item Description: | "Blu-ray + DVD combo pack"--Container.
"Inspired by a true story."--Container.
Released as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features: The sacrificed Tibéhirine: further investigation ; Merrimack College Augustine Dialogue IX with author John W. Kiser. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (123 min. each) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
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| Format: | DVD, NTSC; widescreen.
Blu-ray; zones A and B. |
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| Audience: | MPAA Rating: PG-13; Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13, for a momentary scene of startling wartime violence, some disturbing images and brief language. |
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| Awards: | Grand Prize Cannes Film Festival, 2010
National Board of Review, Best Foreign Language Film, 2010 |
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| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Caroline Champetier ; editing, Marie-Julie Maille. |
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| Participant or Performer: | Jacques Herlin, Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Philippe Laudenbach, Loic Pichon, Xavier Maly. |
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| Language: | French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
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| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | "These discs are copy-protected."--Container. |
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