Spotlight des hommes et des dieux xavier beauvois, france. Its original french language title is des hommes et des dieux, which means of men and of gods and refers to a verse from the bible shown at the beginning of the film. The film clearly brings out the direct and selfless character of the victims who. Xavier beauvoiss acclaimed 2010 film des hommes et des dieux rekindled discussion of the monks lives and legacy, just as it fuelled debates over francoalgerian relations and radical islam. Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of trappist monks stationed with an impoverished algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay. Severe, austere and deeply moving, xavier beauvoiss film about monks threatened by fundamentalists is one of the years highlights, says. This movie of great artistic value benefits from a remarkable group of actors and follows the daily. The film won the grand prix the kind of second prize, if i have understood it correctly at the cannes film festival this year. Lambert wilson, michael lonsdale, olivier rabourdin, philippe laudenbach, jacques herlin, loic pichon, xavier maly, jeanmarie frin, abdelhafid metalsi, sabrina ouazani, abdellah moundy, olivier perrier, farid larbi, adel bencherif et benhaissa ahouari. With lambert wilson, michael lonsdale, olivier rabourdin, philippe laudenbach.
It was one of the few cannes competition entries that emanated some kind of belief in the positive powers of filmmaking. It depicts, with astonishing lucidity, the conflict between faith and fear, showing how we may draw strength from our beliefs and thereby rise above. It centers on the monastery of tibhirine, where nine trappist monks lived in. Des hommes et des dieux, 2010 des hommes et des dieux, 2010 skip navigation sign in. Trailer du film des hommes et des dieux des hommes et.
When a bloody conflict between algerias army and muslim. Its original french language title is des hommes et des dieux, which means. The film revolves around the monks tough choice to either risk their lives by staying or leave the monastery out of selfpreservation. Des hommes et des dieux film, 2010 film wiki fandom. The script was later sent to relatives of the deceased monks, most of whom reacted positively to the project. Against the critical consensus, i argue that one need not adopt the hermeneutical lens of traditional catholicism or french republicanism to read the.
Actrices et acteurs des hommes et des dieux 2010 des hommes et des dieux, casting du film. Des hommes et des dieux of gods and men is a 2010 french film directed by xavier beauvois it tells the true story of the trappist monks at a monastery in algeria that in 1996 got caught up in the algerian civil war. Timely themes the dialogue between islam and christianity, questions of. Extrait du film des hommes et des dieux des hommes et des dieux. Pourtant vous mourrez comme des hommes, comme des princes, tous, vous tomberez.
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