France,
2010, 120 min
Directed by:
Xavier BeauvoisCinematography:
Caroline ChampetierCast:
Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Sabrina Ouazani, Abdellah Moundy, Adel Bencherif, Jacques Herlin, Arben Bajraktaraj, Farid Larbi (more)VOD (1)
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A monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990. Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers. When a crew of foreign workers is 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. This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria, from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2011 - Xavier Beauvois (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2011 - Best Film not in the English Language
European Film Awards
- 2010 - Xavier Beauvois (Best Film)
- 2010 - Caroline Champetier (Best Cinematographer)
César Awards
- 2011 - Best Film
- 2011 - Michael Lonsdale (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2011 - Caroline Champetier (Best Cinematography)
- 2011 - Xavier Beauvois (Best Director)
- 2011 - Lambert Wilson (Best Actor)
- 2011 - Olivier Rabourdin (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2011 - Etienne Comar, Xavier Beauvois (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2011 - Best Sound
- 2011 - Best Editing
- 2011 - Best Costume Design
- 2011 - Best Production Design
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2012 - Xavier Beauvois (Best Non-American Film)
Amanda Awards
- 2011 - Xavier Beauvois (Best Foreign Language Film)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2010 - Xavier Beauvois (Grand Prize)
- 2010 - Xavier Beauvois (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)
- 2010 - Xavier Beauvois (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 2010 - Xavier Beauvois (The Andreas Award)