Of Gods And Men
Of Gods and Men may refer to: * ''Of Gods and Men'' (film), a 2010 French drama film * '' Star Trek: Of Gods and Men'', a three-part unofficial ''Star Trek'' fan mini-series {{disambiguation ...
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Of Gods And Men (film)
''Of Gods and Men'' (french: Des hommes et des dieux) is a 2010 French drama film directed by Xavier Beauvois, starring Lambert Wilson and Michael Lonsdale. 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. It centers on a true story that happened in the monastery of Tibhirine, where nine Cistercian monks lived in harmony with the largely Muslim population of Algeria, until seven of them were kidnapped and assassinated in 1996 during the Algerian Civil War. Largely a tale of a peaceful situation between local Christians and Muslims before becoming a lethal one due to external forces, the screenplay focuses on the preceding chain of events in decay of government, expansion of terrorism, and the monks' confrontation with both the terrorists and the government authorities that led up to their deaths. Principal photography took place at an abandoned monastery i ...
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